Ophthalmic manifestation of leukemia

Abstract

ОфтальмОлОгические ПрОЯвлениЯ леЙкОЗОвG This paper includes a literature review on the ophthalmic manifestations of leukemia. Various eye disorder types in leukemia with concurrent anemia, hypoxia, increased blood viscosity, as well as the compression of tissues by tumor cells conglomerates and/or presence of direct leukemic infiltration were considered. Ophthalmic diseases in patients with hematological malignancies may occur due to opportunistic infections and the impact of such treatments as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. Reliable estimation of eye involvement rates in leukemic process is difficult, as many patients are asymptomatic at early stages of the disease. However, the predictive value of visual impairment assessment in leukemia is high, which requires close cooperation between ophthalmologists and hematologists, and appropriate adjustment of both local and systemic therapies.G