title: Retinal dialysis.
abstract: Analysis of 196 patients with retinal dialysis indicated that unilateral nasal and superior dialyses almost invariably were produced by trauma (87.5%). A traumatic cause is proposed for unilateral inferotemporal dialyses, which also had an inordinately high rate of trauma (56%). Bilateral retinal dialyses, making up 14% of all cases, had a much lower incidence of trauma. A nongenetic, developmental anomaly at the ora serrata may account for some bilateral cases. In all types of dialyses, women acknowledged trauma less frequently than men, which probably reflects a sociologic tendency for women to deny physical abuse. Twelve percent of dialysis patients had ocular hypertension exceeding 22 mm Hg and 16% had angle recessions. Successful detachment surgery normalized the intraocular pressure in most cases without additional filtering surgery or medications.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors