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Sickle trait is traditionally considered a benign condition by ophthalmologists. Three cases of sickle retinopathy in subjects with sickle trait are reported. In all cases the onset of retinopathy was related to other contributing factors: in one case a traumatic hyphaema and raised intraocular pressure, in two others diabetes mellitus. Patients with sickle trait are at risk of retinopathy if coincident ocular or systemic disease is present.
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Jackson, H., Bentley, C., Hingorani, M. et al. Sickle retinopathy in patients with sickle trait. Eye 9, 589–593 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.145
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