title: Cytomegalovirus retinitis.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus retinitis is the most common ocular opportunistic infection in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus and remains a significant cause of visual loss in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Drugs are now available to treat this condition and recent advances in delivery techniques offer promising alternatives to traditional methods.
authors.affiliation: Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jampol
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D017245:Foscarnet; D015774:Ganciclovir