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To most of us sight is the most precious of the senses. Tumors of the eye and orbit can be life threatening, cause blindness and be disfiguring. In planning management, the threat to life is the primary issue to be faced with the best treatment aimed at cure or longterm control having priority. Fortunately we have two eyes and the loss of vision in one does not prevent a person from living a normal life. Disfigurement caused by tumors around the eye is more serious than in any other part of the body, and this, together with preservation, forms the secondary priority. Radiotherapy can produce a high cure rate with good cosme sis and preservation of vision but is in danger of becoming a lost medical art (Fitzpatrick 1995, Schlienger et al. 1996).
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Fitzpatrick, P.J. (2003). Tumors of the Eyelids and Their Treatment by Radiotherapy. In: Sagerman, R.H., Alberti, W.E. (eds) Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55910-5_17
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