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Ocular manifestations of AIDS.

J Am Optom Assoc. 1984 Oct;55(10):765-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85031469
Bass SJ

Abstract: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a devastating disease which continues to claim the lives of most of its victims. Despite the media's silence, AIDS has in no way disappeared. Over 4,400 cases have been reported thus far and many more new cases are reported each week nationwide. The ocular manifestations of AIDS should alert the doctor of optometry to the possibility of an AIDS suspect, especially if the patient is in one of the major risk categories. Early detection of this disease may permit more prompt treatment and thus a better prognosis for the AIDS patient.
Keywords: Abducens Nerve Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/ETIOLOGY/ THERAPY Case Report Conjunctival Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY Cranial Nerve Diseases/ETIOLOGY Cytomegalovirus Infections/ETIOLOGY Eye Diseases/*ETIOLOGY Eyelid Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY Fundus Oculi Human Ophthalmoplegia/ETIOLOGY Retinitis/ETIOLOGY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW

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