Ocular lesions in sickle cell disease patients from Bahia, Brazil Lesões oculares em pacientes com doença falciforme da Bahia, Brasil
OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to describe ocular alterations in sickle cell disease patients in Bahia, a Northeast state, with the highest prevalence of the disease in Brazil. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study in a group of 146 (292 eyes) sickle cell disease patients (90 HBSS and 5...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802010000400010 |