Ophthalmic Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Abstract

Ophthalmic manifestations were studied in 34 patients suffering from AIDS. Ophthalmic disorders were found in 20 of these (58%), the most frequent being a cottonwool-type spot (94.7%). Three patients showed an ophthalmic state compatible with choroid ischemia and atrophy of the pigmented epithelium of the retina. Three patients had necrotizing retinitis probably of viral etiology (cytomegalovirus). Other disorders observed were intraretinal hemorrhages, Roth’s spots, microaneurysms, periphlebitis and ocular infiltration by Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Frosted Retinal Periphlebitis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

“…In the Western hemisphere, periphlebitis in the acquired immunodeficien cy syndrome affects the posterior pole and oc curs in around 3% of HIV-infected subjects [11,12]. The periphlebitis occurs in the context of cytomegalovirus retinitis and resolves fol lowing ganciclovir therapy.…”

Ocular pathology in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Several small retrospective studies have analyzed the histopathologic changes noted in eyes of seropositive subjects. 8,9,[12][13][14][15] We prospectively studied the ocular pathology in human deficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive subjects undergoing postmortem examination.…”