Ocular findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in southern Iran

Ocular findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in southern Iran

Abstract Background Ocular involvement may occur via several mechanisms in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) mainly chronic anemia, iron overload and iron chelator toxicity. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of abnormal ocular findings and their relationship with hematologic p...

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Main Authors: Sezaneh Haghpanah, Omid Reza Zekavat, Mohammadreza Bordbar, Mehran Karimi, Soheila Zareifar, Sanaz Safaei, Mani Ramzi, Hossein Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
β-Thalassemia
Iron-chelation therapy
Iron overload
Ocular manifestation
Retinal abnormality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01647-y

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