Red eyes first sign of the sickle cell disease

Autor:	Rodrigo M Torres, Pablo Gabriel Lódolo
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Systemic disease medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry Ophthalmology Vascular Disorder medicine sense organs Disease Hematologist medicine.disease business eye diseases
Zdroj:	Optometry Reports. 1:1
ISSN:	2039-473X 2039-4721
DOI:	10.4081/optometry.2011.e1
Popis:	A patient with red eyes and ocular decongestants drops (tetrahidrozolyne 0.05%) use history, was observed by an optometrist and referred to an ophthalmic consult. The redness of their eyes was secondary to conjunctival vessel micro-hemorraghe (petechiaes). After a complete ophthalmology and hematologist exploration a Cell Sickle Disease was diagnosed as the cause of the vascular disorder. An hematologist treat it and the ocular redness was resolved. This case emphasizes the problem about self-medication and remark the importance of the optometrist working together with the ophthalmologist to prevent ocular complains as well as systemic disease.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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