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Visual function after laser hyperthermia and chemotherapy for macular retinoblastoma
1Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical Center and St. Louis Children's Hospital, MO 63110, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|May 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
To determine whether treatment of macular retinoblastoma with chemotherapy and laser hyperthermia can lead to satisfactory visual acuity.
Methods:
A child with unilateral macular retinoblastoma was treated with chemotherapy and laser hyperthermia. Visual function was assessed one year after treatment.
Results:
At age 25 months, the patient had normal visual behavior and a normal spatial-sweep visual-evoked potential.
Conclusion:
Treatment of macular retinoblastoma with chemotherapy and laser hyperthermia may enable recovery of satisfactory visual acuity.