Table 1
Patient information
| Case No | Age (years), race, sex | Genotype | Retinopathy | PMT/DET | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC = heterozygote for haemoglobin S and C; SS = homozygote for haemoglobin S or sickle cell anaemia; AA, normal β globin; BF = black female; BM = black male; PMT = postmortem time; DET = death to enucleation time. | |||||
| 1 | 16, BF | SC | Proliferative | 2 hours postop | Vitrectomy sample after haemorrhage, steroid therapy |
| 2 | 21, FB | SC | Proliferative | 31 hours/4.5 hours | Cardiac arrest |
| 3 | 28, BM | SS | Non-proliferative | 22 hours/3 hours | Sickle cell complications |
| 4 | 40, BF | SS | Proliferative | 24 hours/2 hours | Cardiac arrest |
| 5 | 41, BM | SC | Non-proliferative | 24 hours/5.5 hours | Pulmonary embolism, hypertensive |
| 6 | 72, WM | AA | No | 23.5 hours/3 hours | Cardiac arrest |
