Journal Reviews

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Clinical features of ocular syphilis

7 December 2020 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | HIV, infectious uveitis, posterior uveitis, syphilis

The study looked at 24 patients (20 males, four females) with serological evidence of syphilitic infection who presented to a tertiary ophthalmic centre. Ocular involvement was the first manifestation of syphilitic disease in 96% and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) seropositivity...

Uveitis in HIV infected persons

1 October 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | AIDS, HIV, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, human immunodeficiency virus, uveitis

Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), uveitis, in particular cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, was the most common cause of visual loss in patients with AIDS. HAART has altered the cause of ocular disease in HIV infected individuals by...