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01-02-2020 | Thalassemia | Review

Ocular abnormalities in beta thalassemia patients: prevalence, impact, and management strategies

Authors: Samira Heydarian, Reza Jafari, Kiumars Nowroozpoor Dailami, Hassan Hashemi, Ebrahim Jafarzadehpour, Mohsen Heirani, Abbasali Yekta, Monireh Mahjoob, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 2/2020

Abstract

Background

Beta thalassemia (β-thalassemia) is a hereditary disease caused by defective globin synthesis and can be classified into three categories of minor (β-TMi), intermedia (β-TI), and major (β-TM) thalassemia. The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of β-thalassemia and its treatment methods on different parts of the eye and how early-diagnostic methods of ocular complications in this disorder would prevent further ocular complications in these patients by immediate treatment and diet change.

Methods

We developed a search strategy using a combination of the words Beta thalassemia, Ocular abnormalities, Iron overload, chelation therapy to identify all articles from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar up to December 2018. To find more articles and to ensure that databases were thoroughly searched, the reference lists of selected articles were also reviewed.

Results

Complications such as retinopathy, crystalline lens opacification, color vision deficiency, nyctalopia, depressed visual field, reduced visual acuity, reduced contrast sensitivity, amplitude reduction in a-wave and b-wave in Electroretinography (ERG), and decrease in the Arden ratio in Electrooculography (EOG) have all been reported in β-thalassemia patients undergoing chelation therapy.

Conclusion

Ocular problems due to β-thalassemia may be a result of anemia, iron overload in the body tissue, side effects of iron chelators, and the complications of orbital bone marrow expansion.

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Title: Ocular abnormalities in beta thalassemia patients: prevalence, impact, and management strategies
Authors: Samira Heydarian
Reza Jafari
Kiumars Nowroozpoor Dailami
Hassan Hashemi
Ebrahim Jafarzadehpour
Mohsen Heirani
Abbasali Yekta
Monireh Mahjoob
Mehdi Khabazkhoob
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Keyword: Thalassemia
Published in: International Ophthalmology / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01189-3

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Ocular abnormalities in beta thalassemia patients: prevalence, impact, and management strategies

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