Cataracts as an adverse effect to the use of radiations
1 Physician Radiologist, Universidad Del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
2 Pediatrics Resident, Universidad Del Sinú, Montería, Colombia.
2 General Physician, Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Colombia.
3 General Physician, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
4 General Physician, Universidad Del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
5 General Physician, Universidad Del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 109–112
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0210
Publication history:
Received on 01 February 2022; revised on 03 March 2022; accepted on 05 March 2022
Abstract:
Radiation therapy is the treatment based on ionizing radiation in order to kill cancer cells and reduce tumors, but it presents different adverse reactions at the place of exposure, in case of having received radiotherapy at the ocular level, the different ones will be affected structures, including the lens, this is an organ very sensitive to radiation, so it develops cataracts or opacities, the appearance of these opacities depends on the dose of RT administered, the area where the therapy is received, the scheme with which it is supplied, and other factors dependent on the patient.
Keywords:
Cataracts; Radiotherapy; Eye; Radiation
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