title: [Acute bilateral visual loss in a hemodialysed patient].
abstract: We report the case of a regular hemodialysis patient that presented with bilateral visual lost without other concomitant symptoms, that was consquence of an acute ischemic optic neuropathy. We describe the characteristics of this uncommon pathology and rewiew the relation to optic neuropathy and chronic renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Figueres, Girona, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuxart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picazo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sans
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Juvanet
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osuna
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis