Douglas T. Dieterich, M. D.Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cabrini Medical Center
Assoc. Prof. of Medicine NYU School of Medicine
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2002. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. I had a blood transfusion in 1981 and now have AIDS and I am now blind.
I was wondering if there are any now drugs out that show any new hope if so, can you let me know?
Thank you very much.
Douglas T. Dieterich, M. D.
Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cabrini Medical Center
Assoc. Prof. of Medicine NYU School of Medicine
You do not state that you have CMV; however, I guess that we are assuming you do: The advances on
the CMV front have been remarkable in the past 10 years. We first had
ganciclovir and then foscarnet and then cidofovir. The oral
valganciclovir has been approved for several years now too. However, all
these drugs can do is to stop the progression of the eye disease and not
restore vision in a damaged retina. Once the retina is damaged by CMV
that part of it will not see again. There are many helps for the blind
now a days but no drug so far can restore sight.
I wish you the best of luck.
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