DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i08.059

Pages: 3297-3303

Human immunodeficiency virus is responsible for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and malignancies. Ocular lesions in the anterior segment of the eye may include Blepharitis, Dry eye, Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus, Uveitis, Keratitis, Molluscum contagiosum, Squamous cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma. Ocular lesions in the posterior segment of the eye include Retinal vasculopathy, Unusual malignancies, Neuro ophthalmic lesions and Opportunistic infections like CMV retinitis, Toxoplasma Choroiditis, Syphilitic retinitis etc. of either eye or both eyes. The HIV positive cases examined were from medicine department, surgery department, O and G department, pulmonary medicine, ART centre and patients attending ophthalmology OPD. With widespread introduction of ART in 1987, the ocular manifestations changed their pattern and prevalence. Most of the ocular complains were pain, redness, photophobia, lacrimation, defective vision, foreign body sensation and growth.