Intraocular lymphoma: A series of 14 patients with clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes

Abstract

Aims. To assess the clinical features, pathology, mortality (systemic outcome) and ocular complications (visual outcome) of a cohort of patients treated for intraocular lymphoma. Methods. Retrospective case analysis of medical records and review of pathology of a consecutive series of patients presenting with intraocular lymphoma in Melbourne over 11 years between 1990 and 2000. Categorical factors influencing survival were examined by the Kaplan-Meier estimator and groups compared with the log rank test. Results. A total of 14 patients were included. The median age of onset of symptoms was 62.5 years. Most were male (64%) and had bilateral eye involvement (64%). The commonest presentation w..