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RAISED INTRAOCULAR TENSION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Author(s) -
WILSON DIANE M.,
MARTIN J. H. S.,
NIALL J. F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb110512.x
Subject(s) - prednisolone , medicine , renal transplant , incidence (geometry) , tension (geology) , surgery , ophthalmology , transplantation , classical mechanics , moment (physics) , physics , optics
A study has been made of the incidence of raised Intraocular tension in 21 renal transplant recipients, followed for a minimum of five months on prednisolone therapy. Six patients showed a mild rise in tension, which resolved when the dosage of prednisolone was reduced. Another patient, whose clinical history is presented, showed a severe rise in tension. The clinical importance of this steroid side effect is discussed.