Study

Sample Size

Tumor Type

Duration of Follow-Up

Number (%) with Optic Neuropathy at End of Follow-Up

Predictors of Optic Neuropathy after Treatment

Sagoo et al. 2007 [10]

37 patients

Circumpapillary choroidal melanoma

Mean 52 months, median 46 months

9/37 (24.3%)

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Sagoo et al. 2008 [11]

141 patients

Juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma overhanging optic disc

Mean 56 months

57/141 (40.4%)

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Gunduz et al. 2010 [12]

24 patients

Choroidal melanoma treated with ruthenium brachytherapy alone

--

1/24 (4.1%)

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Verschueren et al. 2010 [13]

430 patients

Choroidal melanoma

Median 50 months

7/430 (1.6%)

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Finger et al. 2012 [16]

24 patients

Choroidal melanomas within 1.5 mm of optic disc treated with slotted radiotherapy

Mean 23 months

15/24 (62.5%)

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Berry et al. 2013 [17]

82 patients

Medium sized choroidal melanomas

Median 46.8 months

12/82 (14.6%)

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Krema et al. 2013 [38]

30 patients

Posterior tumor margin 0 - 2.5 mm from optic disc

--

40%

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Semenova et al. 2013 [19]

72 patients

Small choroidal melanomas

Mean 54 months

15/72 (20.8%)

Subfoveal or juxtapapillary tumor location

Sagoo et al. 2014 [32]

650 eyes

Juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma

Median 40 months

61% at 5 years

Plaque size

Semenova et al. 2014 [20]

47 patients

T3 or T4 sized choroidal melanomas treated with palladium brachytherapy

Median 47 months

24/47 (51%)

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