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A hemodialysis patient is described who was suffering from headache during his dialysis sessions. This was due to a neovascular glaucoma causing an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) during dialysis sessions. After several months his headache decreased but his IOP measurements remained high with almost similar pre- and post-dialysis values. Headache during hemodialysis may be due to glaucoma, but this can disappear with time, along with a disappearance in the increase in IOP during dialysis sessions.
Dr. N.H. Schut, Kennemer Gasthuis, Boerhaavelaan 22, 2035 RC Haarlem, Netherlands. schutn@kg.nl
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)