| Theme |
Ocular Disease in Hemodialysis Patients |
| Title |
Adequate dialysis for intraocular pressure changes |
| Author |
Izumi Amano |
Department of Dialysis Therapy, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
The use of hemopurification methods and drug administration treatments for dialysis patients suffering from glaucoma were described. In the use of hemopurification to suppress intraocular pressure elevation, a blood brain barrier and blood eye barrier were presumed to exist. Based on this supposition, various hemopurification approaches were selected as a means to prevent the dialysis disequilibrium syndrome.
Hemofiltration (HF) was initially used as the main method of treatment for patients with glaucoma. The preferred treatment in these cases has come to behemodiafiltration (HDF), with 5 to 6 liters being replaced per session. These are high expectations that acetate free biofiltration will come to be a viable treatment in the future. |