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  Česky / Czech version Čs. Oftal., 57, 2001, No. 5, p. 304-308
 
Radiotherapy of Age- related Macular Degeneration 
Korda V., Hejmanová D., Rencová E., Odrážka K. 

Oční klinika FN, Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. P. Rozsíval, CSc. *Klinika onkologie a radioterapie FN, Hradec Králové, přednosta MUDr. J. Petera, CSc.
 


Summary:

       The authors evaluate results of the radiotherapy by age-related macular degeneration. They have been performed in Department of Ophthalmology of Teaching Hospital of Charles University in Hradec Králové from February 1999 to June 2000. Our group consisted of 23 patients (23 eyes), 10 males and 13 females in age from 41 to 83 years, with average of 69 yrs. They were evaluated 6 months after beginn of radiotherapy. The patients were divided into 2 groups. 11 patients with the entry visual acuity 6/60 - 6/24 and 12 patients with the entry visual acuity 0,25/50 - 3/50. The study proved the fact that it is possible to treat the exsudative form of agerelated macular degeneration using radiotherapy.

        Key words: age- related macular degeneration, radiotherapy
       

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