HIV and the eye
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Date
2020
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HIV
Abstract
The main ocular effects of HIV are related to
immune suppression and impaired immune
surveillance of tumours. HIV compromises
cell-mediated immunity, thereby increasing the risk of
infection with:
• bacteria (e.g., those causing tuberculosis and syphilis)
• fungi (e.g., Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp.)
• parasites (e.g., Toxoplasma gondii)
• viruses (e.g., herpes zoster virus, human
papillomavirus, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes
virus, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus).
Patients with lower CD4 counts are more likely to have
ocular manifestations1; however, use of antiretroviral
therapy (ART) has modified the epidemiology of ocular
manifestations and variations in the predominant
subtype of HIV may also lead to geographical
differences in eye disease.
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HIV, Eye
Citation
Gichuhi, S., & Arunga, S. (2020). HIV and the eye. Community Eye Health, 33(108), 76.