Q. Is there any way to prevent eye damage during radiotherapy for nose cancer?

Hi,

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• You have not given enough details, but from what I understand, you need to be given radiation to your nose. With conventional radiation, it is very difficult to save the eye, but we can try computerized radiation like IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) or VMAT (volumetric-modulated arc therapy) and try to save at least one eye to give good vision.

• Even with special techniques, it may not be possible to save the eye with 100 % certainty, but at least the chance of the eye being lost is much less than conventional radiation. I do not know if IMRT is available in your country.

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Dr. Andrew Chellakumar Fenn

Experience: 13 + Yrs

Radiation Oncology

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