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How often do you recommend eye examinations in your patients with primary hyperoxaluria?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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I think the risk of oxalosis and associated eye findings is low unless the patient develops CKD, since plasma oxalate remains fairly normal until CKD stage 3B or so. I would suggest that yearly eye exams are reasonable if the eGFR is < 45, and certainly if eGFR is < 30 or the patient is on renal rep...

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