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In this review we summarized the main ocular adverse events related to the antineoplastic agents used in the treatment of breast cancer, analyzing their clinical presentation and management, trying to provide a useful tool to be used in clinical practice.
5 sie 2011 · This review concerns the effects on vision and the eye of medications prescribed at three phases of treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer (BC): (1) adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy, (2) adjuvant endocrine therapy, and (3) symptomatic relief.
1 mar 2013 · The breast cancer medication most commonly identified with ocular side effects is tamoxifen. However, chemotherapy agents, such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), can also have ocular side effects.
1 paź 2024 · A thorough understanding of the medication-induced dry eye disease adverse reaction aid clinicians in monitoring and managing patients' ocular health more effectively, facilitating early diagnosis and intervention, preventing complications, and ensuring optimal visual protection for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. 1. Introduction.
11 maj 2015 · The purpose of this paper is to summarize the clinical manifestations of the breast cancer ocular metastatic disease, alongside the side effects of the available treatment options for the management and regression of the systematic and ophthalmic disease.
9 paź 2023 · Eye infections are generally treated topically (not systemically) by means of eye drops and injections, which provide very high and effective levels of anti-infectives in the target tissue . Based on the causative agent, different drugs are currently available for obtaining an effective treatment.
23 cze 2021 · Of the side effects in women with breast cancer who are treated with docetaxel, the most common is epiphora. It decreases quality of life, not visual acuity, as shown by most studies [3,4,5,6].
