Treatment for radiation retinopathy of uveal melanoma undergone radiotherapy: the current situation / 中华眼底病杂志

ABSTRACT

Radiotherapy is the prior treatment for uveal melanoma,but a major problem confronted most of the patients is radiation retinopathy,which accompanied with severe visual loss and secondary enucleation potential.There is no optium choice and normative strategy so far,the intraocular melanoma society has focused on application of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs injection and glucocorticoids.This article reviews a series of potential managements for radiation retinopathy and its further stage.