5 EYE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HIV - OPHTHALMOLOGY

How AIDS Can Affect Vision



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46 Almeida Prado
46 Almeida Prado
HIV can affect any part of the eye, from more superficial regions such as the eyelids, to the deep tissues such as retina, vitreous and nerves, causing diseases such as retinitis, retinal detachment, Kaposi's sarcoma, and various types of eye infections. The chances of having vision affected by the infection are greater when the disease is in more advanced stages, due to the immune changes caused by the disease, as well as by opportunistic infections that take advantage of the immunity to settle down