The Nationwide incidence of retinal artery occlusion following dialysis due to end-stage renal disease in Korea: 2004 through 2013.

PURPOSE To examine the incidence and risk of retinal artery occlusion (RAO) in patients who have undergone dialysis in Korea. METHODS A nationwide, population-based study using South Korean national health insurance data from 2004 to 2013 was used for analysis. All patients who began dialysis between 2004 and 2013 and the same number of control subjects were selected via propensity score matching. The incidence of RAO in the dialysis and control...