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Retinal detachment in AIDS-related cytomegalovirus retinitis.
Eye 1995
Patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) are surviving longer due to the use of virostatic medicines and improved treatment of opportunistic infections. As a result, retinal detachment is likely to become an increasingly common cause of visual morbidity in these patients. The incidence and outcome of retinal detachment complicating CMVR was studied at two London AIDS centres. Patients with CMVR were identified prospectively and underwent standard treatment. Retinal detachments were diagnosed during regular follow-up. If retinal reattachment surgery was performed, a standard procedure of vitrectomy and silicone oil internal tamponade was employed. Of 147 patients with CMVR, 41 (28%) developed retinal detachments (47 eyes). Forty-three detachments were rhegmatogenous and 4 were exudative. Fifteen eyes of 9 patients with rhegmatogenous detachments underwent retinal reattachment surgery. Of these, visual acuity remained stable or improved in 12 eyes (80%) in the immediate post-operative period. At the last clinic visit, 8 eyes (53%) maintained a visual acuity of 6/60 or better. The visual results of surgery are good in selected patients, bearing in mind the progressive nature of the underlying disease and poor life expectancy.
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