Journal article
Vision-threatening retinal abnormalities in chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 5
R Deva, MA Alias, D Colville, FKNFH Tow, QL Ooi, S Chew, N Mohamad, A Hutchinson, I Koukouras, DA Power, J Savige
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY | Published : 2011
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.10321110
Abstract
Background and objectives Retinal abnormalities are common in inherited and acquired renal disease. This study determined the prevalence of retinal abnormalities in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3 to 5. Design, setting, participants, & measurements One hundred fifty patients with CKD stages 3 to 5 and 150 age- and gender-matched hospital patients with CKD stages 1 to 2 underwent bilateral retinal photography. These images were reviewed for incidental abnormalities, microvascular (Wong and Mitchell classification) and diabetic retinopathy (Airlie House criteria), and macular degeneration (Seddon classification). Results Three (2%) patients with CKD stages 3 to 5 had retinal features cha..
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