Ocular Complications Associated With HIV Infection

Authors: Patricia Pahk, MD (More Info)
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 4/1/16 (What's New)

Summary

Introduction

Ocular manifestations of HIV infection can be divided by anterior or posterior segment involvement and by infectious or noninfectious etiology
Posterior-segment infectious diseases are typically the result of immunodeficiency
Incidence of ocular opportunistic infections decreased significantly after the introduction of effective ART and are rare where ART is widely available^{[Palella 1998; Holtzer 1998; Jabs 2007]}

Ocular Manifestations in the Anterior Segment of the Eye

Noninfectious Ocular Complications

KS is a vascular mesenchymal tumor whose ocular complications most often involve the eyelid or conjunctiva and, rarely, the orbit
- May present as a subconjunctival hemorrhage, pyogenic granuloma, or as purple-red nodules on the skin of the eyelid (Figure 1)^{[...
  
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