Cortical Blindness due to Bilateral Occipital Infarcts in a Renal Failure Patient with Prostate Cancer: A Rare Complication of Hemodialysis

O. G. Doluoglu; M. S. Saricaoglu; C. V. Oztekin; A. Karakurt; A. O. Akdemir; E. Koc

doi:10.1155/2013/539761

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2013)

Cortical Blindness due to Bilateral Occipital Infarcts in a Renal Failure Patient with Prostate Cancer: A Rare Complication of Hemodialysis

O. G. Doluoglu,
M. S. Saricaoglu,
C. V. Oztekin,
A. Karakurt,
A. O. Akdemir,
E. Koc

Affiliations

O. G. Doluoglu: Department of Urology II Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
M. S. Saricaoglu: Department of Ophthalmology III Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
C. V. Oztekin: Department of Urology II Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
A. Karakurt: Department of Ophthalmology III Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
A. O. Akdemir: Department of Urology II Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
E. Koc: Department of Nephrology Clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/539761
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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Loss of vision is a rare complication seen in hemodialysis patients. It is thought to develop because of the hypotension that can be observed during dialysis. This paper involves a patient with acute loss of vision during hemodialysis due to bilateral occipital infarcts.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
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