Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
Research Article
Alteration in Retinal Thickness and Perfusion after Haemodialysis Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Author(s): Hong Liang Lin, Shuang Xin Liu, Yu Qiao Zhang, Chun Xin Lai, Jin Xian Xie, Wen Juan Xie, Bei Ting He, Yu Lin Zhang, Yong Jie Qin and Hong Yang Zhang*
Importance: Hemodialysis is one of the most common renal replacement therapies but regularly causes microcirculatory change. Measuring retinal microcirculation may be the way to evaluate the adverse effect of hemodialysis.
Background: To evaluate the effects of hemodialysis on the microcirculation perfusion in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients through observation of the alteration of peripapillary and macular perfusion by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).
Design: A retrospective study.
Participants: A total of 37 patients (19 ESRD patients and 18 age-matched healthy individuals) were enrolled in this study.
Methods: All 19 ESRD patients underwent ocular assessments 1 hour before, 1 hour and 24 hours after hemodialysis, while18 healthy indivi.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.22.13.907