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Ocular Manifestations of HIV: Follow-up

Author: Robert Copeland, MD, Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine
Coauthor(s): Brian A Phillpotts, MD, Former Vitreo-Retinal Service Director, Former Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine
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Updated: Oct 1, 2009

Follow-up

Further Outpatient Care

  • Further outpatient care depends on the progress of the disease.

Complications

Prognosis

  • Prognosis depends on the degree of ocular involvement. See Background.

Patient Education

Miscellaneous

Medicolegal Pitfalls

  • Prompt diagnosis can lead to better treatment and possibly better visual outcome.
 


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Keywords

human immunodeficiency virus, HIV positive, HIV-associated eye disorders, HIV-associated ocular infections, AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma, tuberculosis, pneumocystosis, toxoplasmosis, retinal microvasculopathy, conjunctival microvasculopathy, cytomegalovirus retinitis, CMV retinitis, varicella-zoster virus retinitis, VZV retinitis, mycobacterium avium complex infection, cryptococcosis, microsporidiosis, HIV encephalopathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Robert Copeland, MD, Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine
Robert Copeland, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Brian A Phillpotts, MD, Former Vitreo-Retinal Service Director, Former Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine
Brian A Phillpotts, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, and National Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Ronald A Greenfield, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Ronald A Greenfield, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Society for Microbiology, Central Society for Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Medical Mycology Society of the Americas, Phi Beta Kappa, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, and Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology
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R Christopher Walton, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Uveitis Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and Retina Society
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Lance L Brown, OD, MD, Ophthalmologist, Affiliated With Freeman Hospital and St John's Hospital, Regional Eye Center, Joplin, Missouri
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