Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor
The minor thalassemia has always been considered as an asymptomatic disease in the majority of cases. However, according to the literature, the poor chronic retinal perfusion related to a minor thalassemia can produce ocular manifestations as venous occlusion and ischemic retinopathy, especially in...
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| author | Soukaina Belfaiza Adil El Khouya Ali Imane Jeddou Taoufik Abdellaoui Karim Reda Abdelbar Oubaaz |
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| description | The minor thalassemia has always been considered as an asymptomatic disease in the majority of cases. However, according to the literature, the poor chronic retinal perfusion related to a minor thalassemia can produce ocular manifestations as venous occlusion and ischemic retinopathy, especially in the presence of other risk factors. This short report describes a rare observation of a patient with an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and branch retinal artery occlusion revealing a minor beta-thalassemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ba8b170b03e4bc1b288a241e33e8c532025-08-25T08:33:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922020-07-0111316116310.4103/INJMS.INJMS_8_20Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia MinorSoukaina BelfaizaAdil El Khouya AliImane JeddouTaoufik AbdellaouiKarim RedaAbdelbar OubaazThe minor thalassemia has always been considered as an asymptomatic disease in the majority of cases. However, according to the literature, the poor chronic retinal perfusion related to a minor thalassemia can produce ocular manifestations as venous occlusion and ischemic retinopathy, especially in the presence of other risk factors. This short report describes a rare observation of a patient with an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and branch retinal artery occlusion revealing a minor beta-thalassemia.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_8_20anterior ischemic optic neuropathyischemic retinopathyocular manifestationsthe minor thalassemia |
| spellingShingle | Soukaina Belfaiza Adil El Khouya Ali Imane Jeddou Taoufik Abdellaoui Karim Reda Abdelbar Oubaaz Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor Indian Journal of Medical Specialities anterior ischemic optic neuropathy ischemic retinopathy ocular manifestations the minor thalassemia |
| title | Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor |
| title_full | Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor |
| title_fullStr | Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor |
| title_short | Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Finding in Thalassemia Minor |
| title_sort | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and branch retinal artery occlusion an uncommon finding in thalassemia minor |
| topic | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy ischemic retinopathy ocular manifestations the minor thalassemia |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_8_20 |
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