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Retinal detachment in patients with proliferative sickle cell retinopathy
Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom
|January 1, 1986
Abstract:
Results and complications of surgical treatment for retinal detachment in thirteen patients with proliferative sickle cell retinopathy are reported. Eleven had maintained or improved visual acuity after treatment. Methods and complications of exchange transfusion in eight patients are described. The pathogenesis and methods of treatment of these retinal detachments and the benefits of exchange transfusion are discussed.