Spontaneously Reversible Retinal Detachment Occurring During Renal Insufficiency
Authors: LEON LAPCO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 November 1965Spontaneously Reversible Retinal Detachment Occurring During Renal InsufficiencyLEON LAPCO, M.D., JOHN M. WELLER, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES A. GREENE JR., M.D.LEON LAPCO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN M. WELLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES A. GREENE JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-5-760 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptReversible retinal detachment occurring in association with renal insufficiency is an entity that has not been emphasized sufficiently. It is the purpose of this study to describe eight patients having this disorder. All presented with a similar clinical picture. A brief description of each is given in the Case Reports.The "average" patient had renal insufficiency secondary to chronic renal disease such as glomerulonephritis, and gave a history of shortness of breath and blurring of the vision ("like a curtain or a dark cloud in front of the eyes"). Past history revealed transient peripheral edema, high blood pressure, and proteinuria....References1. GREGGBECKERFALLS JSS: Concomitant progressive deafness, chronic nephritis and ocular lens disease. Arch. Ophthal. (Chicago) 69: 293, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. OKUN E: Retinal detachment. JAMA 174: 2218, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. STRAASTMA BR: The pathologic anatomy of retinal detachment. Amer. Surg. 25: 865, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. ALLEN JH: May's Manual of the Diseases of the Eye. 23rd ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1963, p. 228. Google Scholar5. ADLER FH: Gifford's Textbook of Ophthalmology. 4th ed. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia and London, 1947, pp. 332-378. Google Scholar6. DOBBIE JG: A study of the intraocular fluid dynamics in retinal detachment. Arch. Ophthal. (Chicago) 69: 159, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. WEBERWILSON JF: Biochemical studies of subretinal fluid. II. Total protein and albumin of subretinal fluid and blood serum in patients with retinal detachment. Ibid., p. 363. Google Scholar8. WAGENER HP: The retinitis of malignant hypertension. Trans. Amer. Ophthal. Soc. 25: 349, 1927. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. BOSCO JA: Spontaneous nontraumatic retinal detachment in pregnancy. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 82: 208, 1961. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. METTIER SR: Ocular defects associated with familial renal disease and deafness. Arch. Ophthal. (Chicago) 65: 386, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. BUCHANANELLIS WP: Retinal separation in chronic glomerulonephritis. Report of a patient cured by bilateral nephrectomies and subsequent successful kidney transplantation. Arch. Ophthal. (Chicago) 71: 182, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John M. Weller, M.D., C 3212, University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByOCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE- A HOSPITALBASED STUDYIschémie choroïdienne aiguëOcular Findings in IgA Nephropathy With Renal Failure and HypertensionSynthesis and characterization of polyesters based on 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl-methanolBilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment Complicating Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy in the Presence of Renal FailureSynthesis and characterization of poly (2-acetoxymethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran)Synthesis and characterization of polydi(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-methyl) adipate hydrogelVisual Loss from Choroidal IschemiaFluorescein angiography in toxaemia of pregnancy.Ocular Clinical Findings and Basement Membrane Changes in Goodpasture's SyndromeMicrosphere Occlusion of the Choriocapillaris in Rhesus MonkeysTransient Blindness Associated with Renal FailureReversible Bullous Retinal Detachment in Chronic Renal DiseaseIschemic Infarcts of the Choroid (Elschnig Spots)REVERSIBLE RETINAL DETACHMENT IN RENAL INSUFFICIENCY 1 November 1965Volume 63, Issue 5Page: 760-766KeywordsAttentionEdemaHypertensionOphthalmologyPrimary hypertensionProteinuriaRenal diseasesRetinal detachmentUreaVision Issue Published: 1 November 1965 PDF DownloadLoading ...