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Published on: July 19, 2018
[Intermittent ciliary block as a result of haemodialysis]
H-G Schäfer1, K Kaczmarek, R Gockeln
1Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Medizinische Hochschule, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover. schaefer.hans-gernot@mh-hannover.de
Abstract:
We report the case of a patient who experienced recurrent elevations of intraocular pressure during haemodialysis. We measured a rise in intraocular pressure of 10-12 mmHg after dialysis. The lens showed intumescence, and a ciliary block was detected by means of Orbscan II. Within 6 h findings had normalized. Changes in serum osmolarity due to haemodialysis may result in fluid shifts between different compartments. Decrease of serum osmolarity during dialysis may lead to lens swelling and thus cause a ciliary block. This may end with regression of the lens swelling.
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