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Table 6 A review of previous studies using radiotherapy (SRT, EBRT, GKR) for uveal metastases

From: Gamma knife radiosurgery for the treatment of uveal melanoma and uveal metastases

Study

Eyes

Radiation dose (Gy)

Follow-up (months)

Visual acuity

Complications

Survival (%)

Before

After

Radiation retinopathy (%)

Radiation neuropathy (%)

Neovascular glaucoma (%)

Bellman et al. [8]

Single-dose or fractionated SRT

10

12–20 Gy in a single dose or 30 Gy over 10 days to 50% isodose

6.5 (median)

20/26–20/320

20/26-LP

NR

  

NR

Bajcsay et al. [19]

EBRT

24

46 Gy (maximum average dose)

24 (mean)

0.1–0.7

Improvement of two lines

3.5

0

0

4.2

Wiegel et al. [18]

Radiotherapy

65

40 Gy in 20 fractions (50% isodose)

5.8 (median)

20/32

Visual acuity increased for two or more lines in 36%, stabilized in 50%, and decreased in 14%

1.5

1.5

 

18

Current study

GKR

7

20.0 ± 2.34 (50% isodose)

6.03 ± 6.32 (median)

20/25–20/600

20/25-HM

0

0

14.3

14.3