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Adnexal complications after irradiation
Author(s) -
Mouriaux Frederic
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.8183
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , incidence (geometry) , ptosis , irradiation , side effect (computer science) , surgery , physics , computer science , nuclear physics , optics , programming language
Orbital and eyelids side effects have been reported after irradiation. There exists a spectrum of radiation tolerance among normal ocular tissues. For example, whereas orbital bones, muscle, and fat can tolerate relatively high doses, and contrary the eyelids and lacrimal system are more radiosensitive. Moreover, children can develop severe complication after irradiation even several years later. It is not possible to determine an exact dose‐response relationship for ophthalmic side effects. This is because multiple factors (e.g., patient age, the condition of tissues, concurrent ophthalmic and systemic disease, dose, dose rate, medications) can affect the incidence and severity of radiation side effects