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Effect of Hemodialysis on Intraocular Pressure
Author(s) -
Gutmann S. M.,
Vaziri N. D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1984.tb04245.x
Subject(s) - dialysis , intraocular pressure , hemodialysis , medicine , uremia , ophthalmology , blood pressure , cardiology
Intraocular pressure (IOP) was determined in 13 dialysis patients before, during, and after dialysis. The values were compared with those obtained in an age‐, sex‐, and time‐matched normal control group. The IOP values obtained in dialysis patients were significantly lower than those in the control group. An insignificant decrease in IOP was noted during the first 2 h of dialysis. This was followed by a slight rise above the base line by the end of dialysis. Although the middialysis IOP was significantly lower than the postdialysis value, the latter was not significantly different from the predialysis value. Our results are at variance with several earlier studies demonstrating marked increase in IOP during dialysis. Lack of significant rise in IOP during dialysis in our study seems to be due to improved dialytic technique and better uremia control employed here as compared with the earlier studies.