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To document the ocular involvement in HIV-infected individuals in Turkey and to compare the findings with those from other centers throughout the world. In this cross-sectional study, patients with HIV infection being monitored in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul were enrolled. Ocular examination was performed, and the prevalence of ocular manifestations determined. In total, 93 patients were enrolled, of whom 37.6% had ocular pathology. HIV retinopathy was the most frequent retinal finding, affecting 8.6% of the enrolled patients, but none of the affected individuals had any ophthalmic complaints. There were no ocular lesions suggestive of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. In contrast to the case in the developed world, sight-threatening infections are uncommon in Turkish HIV(+) patients. The reasons for this are not clear, but it is possible that there are some genetic or environmental protective factors against CMV retinitis in the population studied.

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Aylin Ardagil Akçakaya, Fatma Sargın, Hasan Hasbi Erbil, Asiye Aybar, Fariz Sadigov, Sevil Arı Yaylalı, Güzide Akçay, Nail Ozgüneş. HIV-related eye disease in patients presenting to a tertiary care government hospital in Turkey. Ocular immunology and inflammation. 2012 Jun;20(3):158-62

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PMID: 22515816

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