Ocular complications in live-related renal transplant recipients: A single-centre study

Area of Science:

• Nephrology
• Ophthalmology
• Transplantation Medicine

Background:

• Renal transplantation is the primary treatment for end-stage kidney failure.
• Post-transplant challenges include primary disease, surgical factors, and immunosuppressive medications.
• Steroids are known to cause ocular complications in transplant recipients globally.

Purpose of the Study:

• To report the pattern of ocular complications in renal transplant recipients.
• To analyze data from an ophthalmology clinic at a dialysis and transplant center in Karachi, Pakistan.
• To compare findings with international studies and identify unique patterns in the Pakistani population.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective case series design.
• Data collected from patients undergoing renal transplant.
• Analysis of ocular complications observed since the establishment of the ophthalmology clinic.

Main Results:

• Cataract was the most frequent ocular complication observed.
• The findings align with previous international studies on post-renal transplant ocular issues.
• A notable finding was the high prevalence of night blindness in the Pakistani cohort.

Conclusions:

• Cataract is a common ocular complication following renal transplantation.
• The high incidence of night blindness in Pakistani renal transplant recipients warrants further prospective investigation.
• Understanding these patterns can help improve post-transplant patient care and monitoring.