Dr.LIMPASHREE MANJARI SWAIN, L20396, Dr.Jagdish Prasad Rout, Dr.Kanhei Charan Tudu
Aim-A 2 year study on ocular manifestations in sickle cell disease patients at a tertiary health care centre. Method-140 sickle cell disease patients followed at the sickle cell center ,randomly selected to have eye examinations. Result- The various effects on ocular tissues include sludged flow, dilatation, and segmentalization of conjunctival vessels; segmental ischemic iris atrophy and iris neovascularization; vitreous hemorrhages,fibrovascular proliferative membranes , marked tortuosity of retinal vessels, occlusion of retinal vessels leading to ischemic infarcts, retinal hemorrhages, retinal holes; neovascularization with the abnormal arteriovenous connections causing proliferation of new vessels that form sea-fan lesions; iridescent intraretinal deposits and rhegmatogenous and traction retinal detachment; and chorioretinal infarcts and heavily pigmented scars. Conclusion: most common presentation is proliferative retinopathy
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