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Acute Vision Loss due to CML Leukemic Retinopathy Reversed with Leukapheresis
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  • Sally Leong,
  • Tiffanie Do,
  • Michael Shodiya,
  • Jennifer Lee
Sally Leong
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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Tiffanie Do
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Michael Shodiya
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Jennifer Lee
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Abstract

Leukemic retinopathy is a severe complication of severe leukocytosis that results from untreated chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Immediate cytoreduction via leukapheresis may reverse ocular manifestations and prevent permanent vision damage. We present a case of a patient with acute unilateral vision loss found to have leukemic retinopathy in the setting of
13 Apr 2023Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
16 Apr 2023Submission Checks Completed
16 Apr 2023Assigned to Editor
17 Apr 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 May 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
19 May 2023Editorial Decision: Accept