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Chemotherapy-induced Vascular Toxicity - Real-time In vivo Imaging of Vessel Impairment
Published on: January 7, 2015
Ocular toxicity of systemic chemotherapy with megadoses of carmustine and mitomycin
F Cruciani1, N Tamanti, S Abdolrahimzadeh
1Second Eye Clinic, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Abstract:
The use of chemotherapeutic agents in high doses in the treatment of advanced-stage cancer enhances drug toxicity, and ocular complications are not uncommon. In this article, we discuss the ocular toxicity in six patients with advanced nonpretreated colorectal cancer who received megadoses of carmustine and mitomycin with the support of autologous bone marrow transplantation. The results obtained did not reveal any subjective or objective pathologic conditions of the ocular apparatus with particular attention to orthoptic examinations, the anterior segment, and the fundus. No patient had changes in visual acuity. Tonometry did not demonstrate significant variations. There were, however, qualitative and quantitative changes in the tear films of all patients, leading to damage to the corneal and conjunctival epithelium.
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