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Refractory anemia

Refractory cytopenias with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD) is a frequent low-risk subtype of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; see this term) characterized by refractory cytopenias associated with dysplasia limited to one cell lineage.

Optic neuropathy

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19668557 (2709018)	OTHER
	Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with chronic anemia: a case series of myelodysplastic syndrome patients.
	Brouzas D, Charakidas A, Ladas I, Apostolopoulos M. Clin Ophthalmol. 2009;3:133-7.
	Chronic anemia, as presented in myelodysplastic syndrome's refractory anemia subtype, probably in the presence of additional factors, such as hypotension, is likely to be complicated by optic neuropathy, possibly through a mechanism of anemic hypoxia and/or microvascular insufficiency.