title: [Ophthalmologic manifestations in patients under chronic hemodialysis].
abstract: Ocular modifications were assessed in a prospective study carried out on 61 chronically hemodialyzed patients. Their mean age was 39.6 years (range: 7-73 yr) and the mean duration of dialysis was 30.5 months. The loss of visual acuity was especially associated with cataracts or refractive disorders. Corneal-conjunctival calcifications were found in 36% of the patients and were statistically significantly correlated with the duration of hemodialysis. Eyeground modifications were observed in 36% of the subjects; 21.3% of them were hypertensive retinopathies. Cataracts were less common (5%) than small calcifications in the lens (24.5%). Conjunctival biopsies taken from two patients confirmed the presence of calcium salt deposits under the conjunctival epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie-Hémodialyse, CHU Ibnou-Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourquia
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zaghloul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berrada
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Essamadi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramdani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Youssef
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Les manifestations ophtalmologiques chez les hémodialysés chroniques.