2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
6 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Part II: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Chapter 25: Disorders of the Retina and Vitreous
Infectious Diseases
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
The ocular complications of HIV infection have been noted only rarely since the advent of potent antiretroviral therapy. Such complications typically occur only in children with advanced HIV infection who are severely immunocompromised. For more information, see BCSC Section 9, Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation, and Section 12, Retina and Vitreous.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.