Funduscopic examination and SD-OCT in detecting sickle cell retinopathy among pediatric patients

The peripheral retina could be visualized on fundus examination but not easily imaged on SD-OCT, which, however, had a higher detection rate and offered earlier diagnosis. In our patient cohort SD-OCT showed that the severity of retinal change was associated with more severe sickle cell disease genotypes (SS and Sβ0).