title: [Retinopathy as a sickle-cell trait: myth or reality?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The retinopathy of sickle cell diseases is an ischemic retinopathy that occurs frequently in the major forms of HbSS and HbSC sickle cell diseases. The retinopathy of sickle trait HbAS has not been described extensively.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of this study was to describe the retinal characteristics and thus gain better knowledge of sickle trait HbAS retinopathy. Seventy HbAS patients had a complete ocular examination including fluorescein angiography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy percent of the patients had retinal lesions, with 49.3% non-vasoproliferative lesions, 22.7% prevasoproliferative lesions and 2.7% neovascular lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retinopathy is associated with the HbAS sickle cell trait, but it is less serious than in the major forms of sickle cell syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fany
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adjorlolo
authors.forename: M L Toure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Konan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gbe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*