title: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the eye.
abstract: Patients with AIDS or ARC may develop ocular manifestations falling in four broad categories: (1) conjunctival and periorbital disease, (2) neuro-ophthalmologic abnormalities, (3) retinal microangiopathy, and (4) opportunistic retinal and choroidal infections. Careful ophthalmologic examination generally permits identification and differentiation of these entities. Although ocular involvement is frequently a harbinger of an unfavorable systemic prognosis, specific drug therapy may be of some benefit in arresting disease in selected individuals. Further advances in the diagnosis and treatment of AIDS-related ocular tumors and infections may improve the quality of life for these patients.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Research Institute, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Blumenkranz
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Penneys
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012173:Retinitis / Q000382:microbiology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology