Ocular complications of HIV infection in sub-Sahara Africa
Nkomazana, O.; Tshitswana, D.
Current Hiv/Aids Reports 5(3): 120-125
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1548-3568 PMID: 18627660 DOI: 10.1007/s11904-008-0019-zDocument Number: 202437
This article reviews the magnitude and spectrum of ocular complications of HIV infection in sub-Sahara Africa. A literature search was done using PubMed, Google, and UpToDate and by talking to ophthalmologists and HIV experts working in the region. Ocular complications of HIV infection, mostly retinal, are seen in 29% to 71% of patients. Cytomegalovirus retinitis affects 0% to 16.5% of HIV-infected patients and is treated successfully with intravitreal ganciclovir in South Africa and Botswana.
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