Bilateral Nuclear Cataract with Deferasirox in a Patient of Beta-thalassemia: A Case Report and Literature Review

We report the case of a 15-year-old child with beta-thalassemia developing bilateral cataracts while receiving deferasirox, a newer iron chelator. She had been taking deferasirox for the past 10 years while receiving monthly blood transfusions. A slit-lamp examination revealed a central cataract hav...

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Main Authors: Tushit Dhar, Vaishali Tomar, Subhash Dadeya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-04-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_10_24
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