title: Intraocular pressure during hemodialysis.
abstract: In 14 patients undergoing hemodialysis, the intraocular pressure did not change significantly when measured at hourly intervals for 4 h. There was a loss in body weight because of fluid loss; also the Schirmer values decreased significantly at the conclusion of treatment. Blood osmolality decreased markedly in a linear fashion. The fluctuations of intraocular pressure during hemodialysis were likely dependent on the dynamics of dehydration and hypo-osmolality. Regulatory forces stabilized the intraocular pressure to such a degree that statistical significance in these fluctuations was not reached.
authors.affiliation: Royal Dutch Eye Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Broekema
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: van Bijsterveld
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: de Bos Kuil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015431:Weight Loss