IMPORTANCE Radiation retinopathy following plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma can lead to vision loss that might be avoided with prophylactic anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment.OBJECTIVE To determine visual outcome following prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab in patients with plaque-irradiated uveal melanoma.
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