Sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) is the most representative ophthalmologic complication of
sickle cell disease (SCD), a hemoglobinopathy affecting both adults and children. SCR …

Sickle retinopathy reflects disease-related vascular injury of the eye, which can potentially
result in visual loss from vitreous hemorrhage or retinal detachment. Here we review sickle …

As hemoglobinopatias são um grupo de doenças hereditárias que causam alterações
quantitativas ou qualitativas no formato, na função ou na síntese de hemoglobinas. Uma …

Purpose Children with sickle cell hemoglobinopathy (SCH) can demonstrate proliferative
retinopathy with vision loss, but lack of consensus exists regarding screening regimens. We …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a disorder that causes red blood cells to become sticky and
rigid. Sickle cells can block blood flow in small blood vessels depriving the eye of oxygen …

AIM: This study aims to assess the level of awareness about the effect of sickle cell disease
(SCD) on the eye and vision and factors influencing SCD awareness. SUBJECTS AND …

Purpose To identify systemic and/or ophthalmologic predictors of proliferative sickle
retinopathy. Methods Cross-sectional study comparing clinical, laboratory, and structural …

Background Sickle cell disease and oculocutaneous albinism are rare autosomal recessive
disorders both related to mutations on chromosome 11. The diagnosis of patients suffering …

Asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) is a competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase
especially in L-arginine deficiency, which is the case in sickle cell disease (SCD). we aimed …

Objectives: Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is a multifaceted cytokine that functions in both
angiogenesis and inflammation. A proangiogenic state has been found in adults with sickle …