Central macular thickness in patients with sickle cell disease and no signs of retinopathy: a cross-sectional study of Jordanian patients.

Nakhleh E Abu-YaghiAhmad M AlNawaisehIssam M KhourshidTala J AlRawashdehMajd M Al RawashdehAyat M ZghoulAbdallah N ShafagojYousif A AlomairiSana' M MuhsenSaif Aldeen S AlRyalat

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2021)

Eyes with sickle cell disease that had no clinical evidence of retinopathy exhibited significantly lower central macular thickness in all quadrants, compared with eyes in age- and sex-matched controls. SDOCT is a non-invasive imaging modality that can detect preclinical changes in eyes with sickle cell disease and can be used to screen and monitor the disease process.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
sickle cell disease
diabetic retinopathy
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
cataract surgery
high resolution
prognostic factors
stem cells
high throughput
risk factors
bone marrow
patient reported outcomes
photodynamic therapy