Ophthalmic Disease Prevalence and Incidence among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the AFRICOS Study

Morgan M Harvey; Nicole Dear; Allahna Esber; Michael Iroezindu; Emmanuel Bahemana; Hannah Kibuuka; Jonah Maswai; John Owuoth; Trevor A Crowell; Christina S Polyak; Brian K Agan; Julie A Ake; Grant A Justin; AFRICOS Study Team

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.12.008

Ophthalmic Disease Prevalence and Incidence among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the AFRICOS Study

Ophthalmology. 2021 Jul;128(7):1104-1107. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.12.008. Epub 2020 Dec 11.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Flight Medicine, Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Djibouti.
² United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland.
³ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; HJF Medical Research International, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁴ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; HJF Medical Research International, Mbeya, Tanzania.
⁵ Makerere University Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda.
⁶ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; HJF Medical Research International, Kericho, Kenya.
⁷ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; HJF Medical Research International, Kisumu, Kenya.
⁸ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
⁹ Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland; Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
¹⁰ United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
¹¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Science, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: grant.a.justin@gmail.com.

Abstract

Ophthalmic disease in people living with HIV (PLWH) and at-risk controls in Sub-Saharan Africa was evaluated. PLWH were more likely to have ophthalmic disease at enrollment, but there was no difference in incidence once enrolled.

Keywords: AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; Conjunctivitis; HIV; Ophthalmic disease; Sub-Saharan Africa.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Africa, Eastern / epidemiology
Eye Diseases / complications
Eye Diseases / epidemiology*
Female
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding