Dry eye disease incidence in hemodialysis
Autor: | Olivera Đokić, Divna Stamenković, Vesna Jaksic, Miloš Mirković, Jana Mirković, Dubravka Vukša |
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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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