| Identifier |
20110208_nanos_posters_083 |
| Title |
Novel Treatment for Radiation Optic Neuropathy with IV Bevacizumab |
| Creator |
Osman Farooq; Norah Sydney Lincoff; Laszlo L. Mechtler |
| Affiliation |
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York |
| Subject |
Radiation Necrosis; Pilocytic Astrocytoma; Glioma; Avastin; Novel Treatment |
| Description |
Radiation optic neuropathy is a devastating form of vision loss that is usually treated with steroids and hyperbaric oxygen. Generally the visual outcome is poor. There is evidence that Bevacizumab (Avastin) can reduce radiation necrosis by decreasing capillary leakage. |
| Date |
2011-02-08 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2011: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zs630n |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181732 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zs630n |
