Routine Ophthalmological Examination Rates in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Are Low and Must Be Improved

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommend patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergo dilated funduscopic exams (DFE) every 1–2 years to screen for sickle retinopathy. There is a paucity of data on the adherence rate to these guidelines; a r...

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Autores principales: Zulueta, Patricia, Minniti, Caterina P., Rai, Anvit, Toribio, Tiana J., Moon, Jee-Young, Mian, Umar K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9962573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36834146
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043451

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