Ophthalmology
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The present study prospectively evaluated outcome, pathologic findings, and compliance in orbital retinoblastoma patients (International Retinoblastoma Staging System [IRSS] stage III). ⋯ There is a paucity of information in the literature on outcomes and pathologic findings after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in IRSS stage III retinoblastoma treated with a uniform treatment protocol, and as far as the authors are aware, there has been no prospective study. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was able to avoid exenteration in all operated patients; however, residual viable tumor was present in 95% of enucleated specimens. Bilaterality and tumor in the optic nerve cut end after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were associated with inferior outcome. Compliance could be improved with computerized data entry and regular telephone contact.
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To validate the predictive value of the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) in injury cases with traumatic cataracts. ⋯ The relationship of VA at 6 weeks with demographic and clinical variables was analyzed. In this study, the OTS was found as a reliable tool to predict visual outcome in cases of traumatic cataracts 6 weeks postoperatively.