Sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemias are chronic hemolytic diseases that may induce three types of acute accidents: severe anemia, severe bacterial infections, and ischemic vasoocclusive accidents (VOA) caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells obstructing small blood vessels and capillaries. Many diverse complications can occur.

Blindness

Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception defined as visual perception below 3/60 and/or a visual field of no greater than 10 degress in radius around central fixation.


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PMID (PMCID)
17278118
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Sudden-onset blindness in sickle cell disease due to retinal artery occlusion.
Liem RI, Calamaras DM, Chhabra MS, Files B, Minniti CP, Thompson AA.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008;50(3):624-7.
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare and potentially devastating cause of acute blindness in sickle cell disease (SCD) that is unique compared to classic sickle retinopathy.
15868983
 MALE Child
Stroke in sickle cell disease in Africa: case report.
Makani J.
East Afr Med J. 2004;81(12):657-9.
We report a child with sickle cell disease who presented with cortical blindness and right-sided hemiplegia.
1601612
 FEMALE Adult
Post-angiographic blindness in a patient with sickle cell disease.
Banna M.
Invest Radiol. 1992;27(2):179-81.
Post-angiographic blindness in a patient with sickle cell disease.