title: [Progress in the studies on cytomegalovirus retinitis].
abstract: Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) is the commonest opportunistic ocular infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), typically occurs when CD4+ T cell counts fall below 50/mm3. CMVR accounts for the majority of the vision loss associated with HIV-related eye diseases. However progress in the studies on CMVR, including the prevalence, clinical features, differential diagnosis and recent advances in the management of CMVR is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, PUMC Hospital, Eye Research Center, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Hai-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans