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Posterior subcapsular opacity in two patients with thalassaemia major following deferiprone consumption

Morteza Mehdizadeh, Mohammad Hosein Nowroozzadeh

Clinical and Experimental Optometry · 2009 · 14 citations · 6 references

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Several studies have noted a variety of ophthalmologic changes occurring in patients with thalassaemia major, such as cataract, angioid streaks, retinal venous tortuosity and degeneration of the re...

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