Document 0106
 DOCN  M9440106
 TI    Ophthalmic disease in patients with unrecognized HIV infection.
 DT    9404
 AU    Sanders R; Craig EA; France AJ; Urquhart GE; Department of
       Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical; School, Dundee, Scotland.
 SO    Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1993 Oct;71(5):662-5. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94152242
 AB    HIV disease has a long and relatively asymptomatic incubation period
       before the onset of AIDS. The ophthalmic manifestations of AIDS are well
       recognized. Little is known of the incidence or range of ophthalmic
       disease seen in the latent period of HIV disease. A retrospective
       analysis of 125 case notes of HIV 1 antibody positive patients was
       undertaken. Of these, 15 (12%) had previously attended the ophthalmic
       department, at which stage their HIV status was unknown. Eight patients
       were diagnosed as being HIV positive within twelve months of attending
       the ophthalmic department. There was a predominance of ophthalmic
       infections, as opposed to trauma which is the commonest cause for
       ophthalmic casualty referral. Some of the ophthalmic presentations seen
       were the initial presenting sign of HIV disease. There were also cases
       of serious trauma and a mixture of other ophthalmic diseases. We discuss
       these ophthalmic findings and their relevance to HIV disease.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS  Adult  Eye
       Diseases/*ETIOLOGY  Female  Human  HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS  HIV
       Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY  HIV-1/*IMMUNOLOGY
       Male  Retrospective Studies  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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