ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with β-thalassemia major.
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- Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography characteristics in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Iron-associated central macular ganglion cell complex thinning and choroidal vascularity index elevation in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia: potential OCT/OCTA biomarkers.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Optical coherence tomography findings in beta-thalassemia major: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Optical coherence tomography findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
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- Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thinning in Patients with Thalassaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, and Anaemia of Chronic Diseases.Journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo measure the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in children with β-thalassemia major and to compare with healthy controls.
methodsA total of 47 patients with β-thalassemia major and 51 healthy controls were included. Each subject underwent a standard ophthalmological examination. RNFLT measurements were performed using optical coherence tomography.
resultsMean age of the patient group and healthy controls were 13.7 ± 2.1 and 14.3 ± 2.2 years, respectively. Mean peripapillary RNFL thickness was 94 µm in the patient group, and 100 µm in the control group (
conclusionIn this study, we observed RNFL was thinner in patients with β-thalassemia major. Thinning of RNFL did not correlate with hemoglobin or ferritin levels.
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