DR. NISHA RAHUL

DR.(MRS ) DHABARDE KAVITA ANAND

Abstract

PURPOSE –TO ANALYZE THICKNESS OF RETINA (CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS) USING SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF SICKLE CELL PATIENTS COMPARED TO AGE MATCHED CONTROL EYES IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE. METHOD –IT IS A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY WITH COMPARISION GROUP IN PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND AGE MATCHED CONTROLS BETWEEN 10 TO 60 YEARS OF AGE WITH SAMPLE SIZE OF 58 PATIENTS IN EACH GROUP. THE GOLDBERG CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY IS USED TO DETERMINE SICKLE CELL DISEASE STAGE. RESULT –CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS OF SICKLE CELLS EYES WAS COMPARABLE TO CONTROL EYES IN INITIAL STAGES OF SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY AND SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF RETINAL THINNING ON SDOCT IMAGING. CONCLUSION –CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS IS CORRELATED TO THE STAGE OF SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY AND DISEASE SEVERITY AND AGE OF THE PATIENT.