Alterations in biomechanical properties of the cornea among patients with polycystic kidney disease.

Kubra Serefoğlu CabukBennur EsenKursat AtalayAhmet KirgizRukiye Aydin

Published in: International ophthalmology (2017)

Patients with PKD present with higher CH values than age-matched controls. Larger studies are warranted to elucidate the alterations in corneal biomechanical properties and their clinical relevance in PKD patients.

Keyphrases

polycystic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
optical coherence tomography
patient reported outcomes
room temperature