OCULAR COMPLICATIONS AND DAMAGE IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

We conducted a cross-sectional study of ocular complications and damage in haemodialysis patients at CHME le Luxembourg. We recorded 50 hemodialysis patients during the study period. Of these patients 47 developed ocular complications a frequency of 94%. The average age was 47 and the sex ratio was 1.16 in favor of men. Only 30% of our patients lived in commune IV. The various pathologies encountered were hypertensive retinopathy (40%) diabetic retinopathy (14%) ametropia (12%) cataract (8%) pterygium (6%) conjunctivitis (4%) intraocular hypertension (4%) conjunctival calcification (2%) optic neuropathy (2%) and glaucoma (2%).