Approximately 100 patients are treated each day at Loma Linda's Proton Center. About half of them are receiving prostate cancer treatments. Most frequently, the disease appears in people over age 60, but it can occur in those as young as 40. The part of the eye known as the macula allows for central vision that's necessary for reading, driving, and recognizing faces. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Symptoms can develop quickly and legal blindness can occur in a matter of weeks if left unattended.
To date, more than 150 patients have experienced encouraging results with proton therapy. The youngest being only 2 years of age. At least half of the children are brought to Loma Linda from outside of California, and often from outside of the country. With children, the benefits from proton therapy are important because radiation exposure to the brain in young children is associated with the development of intellectual damage. This site created by West Web Works, Inc. Send mail to webmaster for this site.