Ocular Manifestations in Patients of HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection on Combined Anti-Retroviral Therapy (CART).

Aim: To determine the prevalence and spectrum of ocular manifestations in PLHIV (people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus) on cART (combined Antiretroviral Therapy) and correlate them with WHO clinical staging, CD4 count, duration & type of cART.

Methods: Observational cross-sectional study. Ophthalmic evaluation of 350 PLHIV on cART (at least 6 months) was done.

Preliminary results from the comparison of simple limbal epithelial transplantation with conjunctival limbal autologous transplantation in severe unilateral chronic ocular burns.

Purpose: To compare the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) with conjunctival-limbal autologous transplantation (CLAU) in severe unilateral ocular chemical burns.

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients of unilateral chronic ocular burns with more than 270° limbal stem cell deficiency and a healthy fellow eye were divided into two groups - ten patients of Group A underwent SLET while ten patients of Group B were operated for CLAU. Patients were followed up for 6 months and assessed for a stable epithelialized ocular surface, extent of reduction in vascularization and forniceal reconstruction, improvement in corneal clarity and visual acuity.

Ocular manifestations of tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic debilitating infection which is caused by Mycobacteriumn tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects predominantly the lungs although it can affect every organ of the body. Two billion people are affected by tuberculosis.