Ocular surface changes in patients who have undergone head and neck radiation therapy

Ocular surface changes in patients who have undergone head and neck radiation therapy

Purpose: Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a familiar sequelae of radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancers (HNC). Ocular surface changes such as DES occur due to injury to the conjunctival epithelium, goblet cells, corneal surface, lacrimal glands, and meibomian glands. This study aimed at the evalu...

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Main Authors: H Sujithra, Kannisha N Shah, R Anoop, Pushpaja K Ullattil, Gopal S Pillai, Greeshma C Ravindran, Jayesh Vazirani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
dry eye
head and neck cancers
meibomian glands
ocular surface
radiation therapy
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_1080_23

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