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.
Whipple, Levi, Lee, , , , , , (). The delayed cost of treatment. Survey of ophthalmology, ;58(4):370-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22784679