Intraocular Pressure Change by the Hemodialysis.

Jung, Soon Kuk; Lee, Sung Ki; Kim, Jae Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(12):2195-2201.
Published online December 1, 1995.

Intraocular Pressure Change by the Hemodialysis.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Incheon Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

혈액투석에 의한 안압변화

정순국(Soon Kuk Jung),이성기(Sung Ki Lee),김재호(Jae Ho Kim)

Abstract

The effect of hemodialysis on intraocular pressure(IOP) was studied in 20 non-glaucomatous patients(40 eyes) with chronic renal failure. The IOP, body weight and systolic blood pressure were measured at pre- and post-hemodialysis and at every hour during 4 hours' hemodialysis period. IOP(Right: 13.4 +/- 2.2mmHg, Left: 13.9 +/- 2.3mmHg) was measured before hemodialysis. Following hemodialysis, blood pressure and body weight decreased significantly(P<0.05) and IOP increased significantly(Right: 14.2 +/- 2.5mmHg, Left: 14.8 +/- 2.6mmHg, P<0.05). However, there Was not statistical significance between increased IOP and the decreased body weight(Right r=0.05, Left r=-0.03) and systolic blood pressure(Right r=-0.05, Left r=0.23). This study shows that chronic renal failure patients may have a possibility for increased IOP after long period hemodialysis.

Key Words: Body weight;Chronic renal failure;Hemodialysis;Intraocular pressure;Systolic blood pressure