| dc.contributor.author | Schaller, UC | |
| dc.contributor.author | MacDonald, JC | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mueller, AJ | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karavellas, MP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Klauss, V | |
| dc.contributor.author | Scheider, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kampik, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freeman, WR | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-18T12:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-18T12:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Retina. 1999;19(6):495-8. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/10606447 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35665 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Removal of silicone oil with vision improvement after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | University Eye Hospital, Munich, Germany. | en |
