The Changing Global Epidemic of HIV and Ocular Disease

Purpose: Overview of the evolving epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related ocular disease over time.Method: Narrative review.Results: HIV enhances susceptibility to opportunistic eye infections, has direct pathogenic effects, and places patients at risk of immune recovery inflammatory syndromes in previously infected eyes after starting highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Widespread availability of HAART has resulted...