| Identifier |
39_Vitreous Veils with Sickle Cell Trait Disease |
| Title |
Vitreous Veils with Sickle Cell Trait Disease |
| Creator |
David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993) |
| Contributors |
David D. Donaldson |
| Affiliation |
(DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Subject |
Retina; Retinal Vein; Vitreous Body; Sickle Cell Trait; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi |
| Description |
Presenting Symptom: Poor visual acuity OS; Retinal hemorrhage. Pathology: Vitreous veils. Clinical: The patient was a 65-year old black female with a several history of poor vision in the left eye. Hemoglobin studies revealed the sickle cell trait. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the left eye disclosed vitreous veils such as seen with recurrent hemorrhages and occlusion of the inferior retinal arteries. The blurred outline of the disc and of these arteries is just visible through the veil along with a pulling forward of the inferior retinal veins. Disease/ Diagnosis: Retinopathy associated with sickle cell trait |
| Date |
1971 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Relation is Part of |
Ocular Fundus Slides |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63r0vjj |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_dgc |
| ID |
177292 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63r0vjj |
