The Delayed Cost of Treatment

Katherine M. Whipple; Leah Levi; Michael S. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.01.013

The Delayed Cost of Treatment

Katherine M. Whipple, Leah Levi, Michael S. Lee

Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences

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Abstract

A 78-year-old woman presented with acute decreased vision in both eyes. She had been treated for a pituitary mass with a total of 4,500 centigray of external beam radiation 8 months prior to presentation. She was diagnosed with radiation optic neuropathy. Treatment with hyperbaric oxygen and intravenous steroids were initiated but vision remained poor.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	370-376
Number of pages	7
Journal	Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.01.013
State	Published - Jul 2013

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The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article. Publication of this article was supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, NY.

Keywords

Optic neuropathy
Pituitary tumor radiation treatment
Radiation optic neuropathy
Radiation treatment
Visual loss

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