Ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease at the Korle-bu Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Abstract

Sickle cell hemoglobinopathies are a group of inherited diseases characterized by an abnormality in the β-chain of the hemoglobin molecule. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is found all over the world except in the Far East and in the Arctic countries. It is most common in Africans and people of African descent but also occurs in the non-black population of Saudi Arabia and India