Iron overload and iron chelating agent exposure in anemia-associated outer retinal degeneration: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Deferoxamine retinopathy is the informally designated term used to describe a characteristic pattern of outer retinal degeneration in iron-overloaded chronic anemia patients who are treated with deferoxamine.We hypothesize that insufficiently treated iron overloading and not only deferoxamine is the cause of the retinal degenera