title: Ocular complications in renal allograft recipients.
abstract: Ocular complications in renal allograft recipients are a significant cause of morbidity. Of 80 renal transplant recipients, 42 (52.5%) developed ocular complications. These included posterior subcapsular cataract in 22 patients (27.5%), opportunistic ocular infections by CMV, cryptococcus, mucormycosis, herpes simplex and herpes zoster in five (6.25%), steroid-induced raised intraocular pressure in four (5%) and primary disease-related vascular complications in ten (12.5%). Our findings highlight the importance of regular ocular examination of all allograft recipients in the post-transplant period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sakhuja
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minz
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chugh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology