Article
A screening strategy for the detection of sickle cell retinopathy in pediatric patients.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie - 1 Apr 2008
Gill Harmeet S, Lam Wai-Ching
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell hemoglobinopathy are referred routinely to detect retinopathy and thereby prevent vision-threatening complications. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and age of onset of clinically significant retinopathy in such patients, and to recommend a screening strategy for ophthalmologists. METHODS: Two hundred sixty-three pediatric sickle cell patients to a maximum age of...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Genotype
- Hemoglobin, Sickle
- Humans
- Male
- Ontario
- Prevalence
- Retinal Diseases
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors