Dr.Jyotirmayee Swain

Dr.Pramod Kumar Sharma, Dr. JAYASHREE DORA

Abstract

BACKGROND:Ocular involvement in AIDS includes both anterior and posterior segment, most of the manifestations are those of the posterior segment like HIV retinopathy, opportunistic infections.OBJECTIVE:To find out the association of posterior segment ocular manifestations with CD4 count in People Living with HIV/AIDS.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross sectional study of ocular manifestations in 184 cases of HIV/AIDS patients conducted at department of ophthalmology, VSSIMSAR, Burla. All patients underwent thorough ophthalmic evaluation . Correlation of severity of posterior segment manifestations with CD4 count done.RESULTS:Ocular manifestations were present in 33.69% patients. Majority of patients with CD4<200 had posterior segment lesions. Severity of ocular manifestations involving posterior segment increased with decrease in CD4 count. CONCLUSION:Patients with low CD4 count are at increased risk of acquiring severe manifestations such as posterior segment changes