Ocular Surface Disorders in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection |
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| Authors: | Matthew Ong Beng Seng David Meyer Stephen Gichuhi Louis Tong Sridharan Sudharshan Jyotirmay Biswas |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland;2. Division of Ophthalmology, Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch, South Africa !["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5240-4344;3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi , Nairobi, Kenya;4. Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore, Singapore;5. Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore, Singapore;6. Eye-Academic Clinical Program, Duke-National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore;7. Department of Ophthalmology, Tong Loo Lin School of Medicine , NUS, Singapore, Singapore;8. Medical Research Foundation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Chennai, India |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe ocular surface disorders associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Methods: Narrative review. Results: Ocular surface neoplastic conditions, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma, conjunctival lymphoma and ocular squamous cell carcinoma along with blepharitis, dry eye disease, and vernal keratoconjunctivitis, constitute ocular surface complications in HIV-infected individuals. Conclusion: This review will provide a summary of clinical presentations and treatment options for the most common HIV-related ocular surface diseases, indicating the need for a comprehensive ocular examination including ocular surface in all HIV patients 22 SjoLD, RalfkiaerE, PrauseJU, et al. Increasing incidence of ophthalmic lymphoma in Denmark from 1980 to 2005. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci . 2008;49:3283e8. doi:10.1167/iovs.08-1768.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]. |
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| Keywords: | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) ocular surface disorders Kaposi’s sarcoma conjunctival lymphoma ocular squamous cell carcinoma dry eye disease blepharitis vernal keratoconjunctivitis |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5240-4344;3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi , Nairobi, Kenya;4. Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore, Singapore;5. Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore, Singapore;6. Eye-Academic Clinical Program, Duke-National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore;7. Department of Ophthalmology, Tong Loo Lin School of Medicine , NUS, Singapore, Singapore;8. Medical Research Foundation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Chennai, India