A study presented at the 127th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology found that children with sickle cell disease are at risk for vision loss and need vision screening for eye complications as much as adults with the disease. Sickle cell disease can cause vision problems, especially sickle cell retinopathy. While this condition is more common in older individuals, younger patients are also at risk. ...
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