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Eye and vision problems are a late effect that is more likely to occur after treatment for certain childhood cancers.
Source: Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: February 12, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Treatment for these and other childhood cancers may cause eye and vision late effects:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
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brain tumors
head and neck cancers
retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and other tumors of the eye
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cancers treated with total-body irradiation (TBI) before a stem cell transplant
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