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Bilateral simultaneous macular infarction with spontaneous visual recovery in genotype ss hemoglobinopathy patient.

Nigerian journal of clinical practice - 1 Dec 2017

Okonkwo O N, Hassan A O, Gyasi M E, Oderinlo O

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To report the rare and dramatic event of bilateral macular infarction in a sickle cell hemoglobinopathy (SS genotype) patient, resulting in bilateral severe reduction in visual acuity. Without any intervention, the patient's vision gradually improved over the follow-up period. Central visual field defects however persisted. A 21-year-old male Nigerian, presented with a 1-week history of bilateral sudden painless...

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PMID: 29379002
DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_95_17

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