A very unusual case report: Retinal neovascularization and tractional retinal detachment in a patient with thalassemia minor

Abstract

Although many ocular pathologies have been reported in patients with thalassemia major, there is a limited number of studies on the ocular findings of patients with thalassemia minor. In this report, thalassemia minor was detected in a 42‑year‑old male patient who presented with unilateral sudden vision loss and underwent pars plana vitrectomy due to proliferative retinopathy and tractional retinal detachment. One month after the surgery, the best‑corrected visual acuity of the eye was 20/100, and the retina was fully reattached under silicone oil. Patients with thalassemia minor should undergo ophthalmologic screening with fundus examination, including the peripheral retina.