Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with beta-thalassemia major

Uzun F., Karaca E. E., YERLIKAYA G. Y., Findik H., AKIN M.

SAUDI JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.31, no.4, pp.224-228, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.10.001
  • Journal Name: SAUDI JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.224-228
  • Keywords: beta-thalassemia major, Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, Optical coherence tomography, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, IRON-BINDING-CAPACITY, OXIDATIVE STRESS, INTRAOCULAR FLUIDS, PARAMETERS, TOXICITY, HOMEOSTASIS, DAMAGE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To measure the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in children with beta-thalassemia major and to compare with healthy controls.