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Sickle Cell Trait Presenting as Unilateral Proliferative Retinopathy and Macular Thinning in a Pregnant Woman.

Sepideh GhodsElias Khalili PourHooshang FaghihiGolnaz GharehbaghiFatemeh BazvandFariba GhassemiBahman InanlooHamid Riazi-Esfahani
Published in: Case reports in ophthalmological medicine (2021)
Even though the sickle cell trait is generally considered as a milder form of sickle cell disease without severe retinal manifestations, pregnancy should be considered as a trigger that can induce proliferative changes and foveal splaying in this group of patients.
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