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. 1976 Jan;60(1):31–34. doi: 10.1136/bjo.60.1.31

Angioid streaks and sickle haemoglobinopathies.

K C Nagpal, G Asdourian, M Goldbaum, D Apple, M F Goldberg
PMCID: PMC1017463  PMID: 1268158

Abstract

Five patients had angioid streaks associated with sickle cell haemoglobinopathy. Other diseases associated with angioid streaks were ruled out, as was elastic tissue degenegation in sickle cell patients. After studying over 350 patients, we believe the incidence of angioid streaks in sickle cell disease to be between 1 and 2 per cent.

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