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%).