MACULAR NEURODEGENERATIVE AND VASCULAR CHANGES ON OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE ARE NOT RELATED TO ITS OCULAR AND SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS

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PURPOSE: To evaluate macular abnormalities in sickle cell disease with optical coherence tomographic angiography and to determine associations with sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) and clinical and laboratory characteristics. METHODS: Complete ophthalmic examination was performed in consecutive patients with sickle cell disease (HbSS, HbSC, HbSβ 0 , or HbSβ + genotype), including fundoscopy and macular...

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