Ocular findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in southern Iran.

Sezaneh HaghpanahOmid Reza ZekavatMohammadreza BordbarMehran KarimiSoheila ZareifarSanaz SafaeiMani RamziHossein Ashraf

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2020)

The frequency of ocular abnormalities in our patients was lower than the previous reports. The frequency of fundus abnormalities were similar in diabetic and non-diabetic thalassemia patients indicating close monitoring and proper management of the disease and comorbidities in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
type diabetes
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
emergency department
acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
patient reported outcomes
sickle cell disease