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West African Crystalline Maculopathy in Sickle Cell Retinopathy.
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West African Crystalline Maculopathy in Sickle Cell Retinopathy. Case reports in ophthalmological medicine Kung, J. S., Leng, T. 2015; 2015: 910713-?Abstract
Purpose. To describe the first reported case of West African crystalline maculopathy (WACM) from a member of the Benin tribe and explore the association with sickle cell retinopathy. Methods. Full ophthalmic examination and high-resolution ocular coherence tomographic imaging. Patients. 61-year-old patient from an academic retina practice. Results. The patient demonstrated bilateral yellow-green birefringent crystals localized to the inner retina on optical coherence tomography, as well as sickle cell-related neovascularization in the right eye. She reported no consumption of kola nuts. Conclusions. Associated retinal vascular disease may be important in the pathogenesis of crystalline maculopathy.
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