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. 1972 Jul 15;3(5819):133–136. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5819.133

Incidence of Ocular Complications in Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation

R Porter, A L Crombie, P S Gardner, R P Uldall
PMCID: PMC1788625  PMID: 4339112

Abstract

The eyes of 39 patients who had received allogenic renal transplants were examined for signs of disease. Nine (23%) had early posterior subcapsular cataracts, two (5%) developed acute cytomegalovirus retinitis, and one developed steroid-induced glaucoma. The lesions which were found were all attributable to the immunosuppressive drug therapy. Thirty-five (87%) had detectable complement-fixing antibodies to cytomegalovirus.

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