A Case of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with HIV Infection in Which HAART Possibly Influenced the Prognosis of Visual Function

A Case of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with HIV Infection in Which HAART Possibly Influenced the Prognosis of Visual Function

Background: We report on a patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who exhibited extremely active PDR followed by a rapid onset of blindness in the right eye. The progression of visual disturbance in the patient’s left eye was slowed aft...

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Main Authors: Takakuni Kitagaki, Takaki Sato, Junko Hirai, Daisaku Kimura, Keigo Kakurai, Masanori Fukumoto, Kensuke Tajiri, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Teruyo Kida, Shota Kojima, Tsunehiko Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PDR
Vitrectomy
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy
HAART
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/452789

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