ATYPICAL FOVEAL AND PARFOVEAL ABNORMALITIES IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE.

Those atypical sickle cell maculopathy may correspond to early forms preceding a typical SCM. This would point towards several physiopathogenic mechanisms. The first one included the existence of ischemia which can be related to anemia. Presence of retinal thinning without vascular involvement point out to a neurogenic mechanism.