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Retinopathy Associated with Blood Disorders

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Retinal abnormalities can be the first manifestation of blood disorders, although findings are often nonspecific. Ophthalmologists should be aware of retinal abnormalities that are associated with blood disorders such as hemorrhages, cotton-wool spots, Roth spots, exudation, nonperfusion, neovascularization, and infiltration, as eye and vision-related problems may be the first presenting symptoms of more ominous systemic disease. For blood disorders, level of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and changes in viscosity correlate to presence and severity of retinopathy. WBC count does not correlate to the presence of retinopathy, however. Notably, not all patients with blood disorders will exhibit retinal abnormalities.

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Bagheri, S., Armstrong, G.W., Vavvas, D.G. (2021). Retinopathy Associated with Blood Disorders. In: Albert, D., Miller, J., Azar, D., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90495-5_30-1

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