Removal of silicone oil with vision improvement after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS.
Date
1999Author
Schaller, UC
MacDonald, JC
Mueller, AJ
Karavellas, MP
Klauss, V
Scheider, A
Kampik, A
Freeman, WR
Type
ArticleLanguage
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PURPOSE:
To report that silicone oil may be safely removed from immuno-recovered patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) after instillation for cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
METHOD:
We report two patients with CMV-related retinal detachment who had previously been treated with vitrectomy and silicone oil.
RESULTS:
Six months after removal of silicone oil, the retina remained attached in both patients. Without specific anti-CMV therapy, there was no relapse of CMV retinitis while patients were undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy. Best-corrected visual acuity improved in both patients.
CONCLUSION:
It appears to be possible to remove silicone oil safely from patients with AIDS who show immune recovery, thus avoiding side effects of long-standing silicone oil and increasing quality of life. After silicone oil removal, visual acuity was improved.
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/10606447http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35665
Citation
Retina. 1999;19(6):495-8.Publisher
University Eye Hospital, Munich, Germany.
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