Ocular findings in sickle cell-haemoglobin O Arab disease.
The ocular findings in 2 patients with sickle cell-haemoglobin O Arab disease are described. One patient had proliferative sickle cell retinopathy with extensive autoinfarction of lesions. Sickle cell-haemoglobin O Arab disease must be added to the list of conditions that may be associated with proliferative sickle cell retinopathy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology