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Table 2 Frequency of abnormal ocular findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia

From: Ocular findings in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in southern Iran

 

N(%) confidence interval

Conjunctiva

 Nevus

3 (3.8) 0.8–10.7

 Pinguecula

7 (8.9) 3.6–17.4

 Pigmentation

6 (7.6) 2.8–15.8

Cornea

 Pterygium

3 (3.8) 0.8–10.7

 Limbal girdle

4 (5.1) 1–12.5

Motility dysfunction

 Exophoria

17 (21.5) 13.1–32.2

 Esophoria

6 (7.6) 2.8–15.8

Dry eye

4 (5.1) 1–12.5

shallow Anterior Chamber

3 (3.8) 0.8–10.7

Cataract or lens opacity

4 (5.1) 1–12.5

Fundus abnormalities

 large CD ratio (More than 30)

3 (3.8) 0.8–10.7

 Vascular tortuosity

2 (2.5%) 0.7–8.77

 RPE degeneration

2 (2.5%) 0.7–8.77

 Myelinated NFL

1 (1.3) 0.2–6.9

 ILM wrinkling

1 (1.3) 0.2–6.9

  1. CD cup-to-disk, RPE retinal pigment epithelium, NFL nerve fiber layer, ILM internal limiting membrane
  2. One patient had CD ratio more than 30 and ILM wrinkling simultaneously