Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

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Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...

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Sheetal Morskole*, Vivek Som, Aditi Dubey, Kavita Kumar, Preeti Bamhane, Dev Kumar Tekam


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A study of ocular manifestations in HIV positive patients


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Author Details : Sheetal Morskole*, Vivek Som, Aditi Dubey, Kavita Kumar, Preeti Bamhane, Dev Kumar Tekam

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 72-78

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2022.014



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Abstract

Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of ocular manifestation in HIV positive patients and to correlate ocular lesions with CD4 counts in HIV positive patients.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as an observational study on seropositive HIV patients attending ART center and OPD department of ophthalmology during the study period of 2 years. Detailed sociodemographic and clinical history was obtained. Patients were subjected to thorough ophthalmologic evaluation and necessary investigations and findings were noted.
Results: Ocular manifestations could be observed in 36 (52.2%) cases. Among them, unilateral ocular manifestations were observed in 11 (15.9%) cases and bilateral involvement in 25 (36.2%) out of 69 patients. A wide spectrum of ocular manifestations were observed, most commonly of posterior segment. Ocular manifestations were not significantly associated with CD4 count (p>0.05) except CMV retinitis which was significantly associated with lower CD4 count (<150> Conclusion: Ocular manifestations in HIV positive patients has a wide range of presentation. Every HIV patient must be educated about their ocular condition and should be advised to undergo regular ophthalmic examinations. Health care professionals also should be educated and trained in every aspect so as to pick up early cases of ophthalmic manifestations of HIV and should have coordination with ART center for easy assessment, detection and treating of vision-threatening ocular lesions at the earliest possible.
 

Keywords: Ocular manifestation, HIV, Retinal microvasculopathy, Correlation.


How to cite : Morskole S, Som V, Dubey A, Kumar K, Bamhane P, Tekam D K, A study of ocular manifestations in HIV positive patients. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022;8(1):72-78

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