%0 Journal Article
%T Ophthalmological Manifestations in Chronic Hemodialyzed Patients: A 132 Cases Study in Abidjan
%A Fran£żois Xavier Kouassi
%A Chiatse Ellalie Koman
%A Massesse Soumahoro
%A Alla NĦŻgoran Simeon Kra
%A Liliane Fortunette Angelus Ouonnebo
%A Ange-Aristide Konan Kouakou
%A Cophican Arthur Ulrich Dibi
%J Open Journal of Ophthalmology
%P 9-17
%@ 2165-7416
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojoph.2019.91002
%X <strong>Purpose:</strong> The aim of this study was to describe the eye signs seen in patients on chronic hemodialysis at Cocody University Hospital and the factors influencing their occurrence. <strong>Material and Methods:</strong> We carried out in the Ophthalmology Department of Cocody University Hospital a cross-sectional study over 15 months. It focused on 132 patients on chronic hemodialysis followed in the hemodialysis department of Cocody University Hospital. <strong>Results:</strong> Hypertensive nephropathy was the leading cause of chronic renal failure (58%). The most common ocular functional sign was loss of visual acuity (LVA) (38%), followed by ocular pruritus (22%). Twenty-one percent (21%) of our patients were visually impaired (MAVLC &lt; 3/10). The adnexal lesions were polymorphic. The most commonly encountered were dry eye (14%) and eyelid edema (8%). The anterior segment involvement was dominated by cataract (28%). Hypertensive retinopathy was noted in 42% of patients. The frequency of ophthalmological manifestations decreased as the duration of dialysis increased. <strong>Discussion:</strong> Eye manifestations in people with chronic renal failure and on hemodialysis are variable. Several factors are involved, mainly hypertension; first and foremost is hypertension. Correction of these factors is necessary to prevent blindness.
%K Renal Failure
%K Chronic Hemodialysis
%K Eye Signs
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=89420