Choroidal Thickness Evaluation in a Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Greek Population.
Foteini TsapardoniOlga E MakriVassileios M LazarisVassiliki LabropoulouSpyridon LygerosStylianos MastronikolisAlexandra KouraklisArgiris SymeonidisConstantinos D GeorgakopoulosPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
Our findings suggest that choroidal thickness in the submacular and peripapillary area is significantly reduced in thalassemic patients, compared to healthy individuals. Choroidal thinning in beta-thalassemia possibly reflects the effect of chronic anemia and underlying hemodynamic changes on choroidal tissue.