Dry eye disease incidence in hemodialysis

Autor: Olivera Đokić, Divna Stamenković, Vesna Jaksic, Miloš Mirković, Jana Mirković, Dubravka Vukša
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Praxis Medica, Vol 47, Iss 3-4, Pp 17-21 (2018)
ISSN: 2560-3310
0350-8773
DOI: 10.5937/pramed1804017s
Popis: Introduction: patients undergoing hemodialysis has numerous ophthalmological complications. Aim: To explore if the dry eye disease incidence, in patients undergoing hemodialysis, exists and if its frequency is greater compared to the healthy subjects. Methods: A total of 126 patients undergoing hemodialysis as well as 23 healthy subjects underwent complete ophthalmological examinations. The dry eye disease tests were performed in the patients undergoing hemodialysis: Schirmer test, Tears Break Up Time (TBUT) test and 'Red eye syndrome'. Results: Comparing findings of dry eye disease parameters in patients undergoing hemodialysis vs. healthy subjects findings were the following: Schirmer's test results 52,78% vs. 36,36%, (x2 = 4,02, p=0,0448, p
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