Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs
A complete ophthalmic examination was carried out for each of 54 adult patients with various forms of sickle cell disease. Mild and infrequent signs in the anterior and posterior segments were found, but there were no cases of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy detected. These findings were compa...
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1991-01-01
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| description | A complete ophthalmic examination was carried out for each of 54 adult patients with various forms of sickle cell disease. Mild and infrequent signs in the anterior and posterior segments were found, but there were no cases of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy detected. These findings were compared with the reported findings in the black Americans of African origin with the same disease. The probable explanations were the high prevalence of fetal haemoglobin in Arab sicklers, the rarity of sickle cell disease among the Arabs and the possible existence of a different gene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-554b227914394831bcf1e48d1f5dd23d2022-12-22T00:31:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381991-01-01391911Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in ArabsAl-salem MahmoudA complete ophthalmic examination was carried out for each of 54 adult patients with various forms of sickle cell disease. Mild and infrequent signs in the anterior and posterior segments were found, but there were no cases of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy detected. These findings were compared with the reported findings in the black Americans of African origin with the same disease. The probable explanations were the high prevalence of fetal haemoglobin in Arab sicklers, the rarity of sickle cell disease among the Arabs and the possible existence of a different gene.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1991;volume=39;issue=1;spage=9;epage=11;aulast=Al-salemSickle cell disease in ArabsOcular manifesta-tions of sickle cell disease. |
| spellingShingle | Al-salem Mahmoud Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Sickle cell disease in Arabs Ocular manifesta-tions of sickle cell disease. |
| title | Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs |
| title_full | Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs |
| title_fullStr | Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs |
| title_short | Benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell Anemia in Arabs |
| title_sort | benign ocular manifestations of sickle cell anemia in arabs |
| topic | Sickle cell disease in Arabs Ocular manifesta-tions of sickle cell disease. |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1991;volume=39;issue=1;spage=9;epage=11;aulast=Al-salem |
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