Macular infarction in sickle cell B+ thalassemia.

A young black girl with sickle cell B+ thalassemia sustained macular infarction of the right eye due to multiple arteriolar occlusions. Follow-up examination revealed optic atrophy as well as microvascular abnormalities of the right macula. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of macular infarction in sickle cell B+ thalassemia.