Risk factors associated with sickle cell retinopathy: findings from the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease

Risk factors associated with sickle cell retinopathy: findings from the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease

Abstract Background Sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) is one of the most important ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD). This study aims to assess the prevalence of SCR in SCD, identify risk factors for its development and progression to proliferative sickle cell retinopathy (PSCR), and ev...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Nawaiseh, Allaa Roto, Yara Nawaiseh, Mohammad Salameh, Rund Haddadin, Lana Mango, Hussam Nawaiseh, Doha Alsaraireh, Qais Nawaiseh, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Amer Alwreikat, David J. Ramsey, Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell retinopathy
Proliferative sickle cell retinopathy
Hemoglobin F
Smoking
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-022-00419-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-022-00419-8

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