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CAMACHO RUAIGIP, Fariel  e  ALEMANY GONZALEZ, Jaime. Ophthalmological alterations in AIDS. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.17, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

A review was made to get familiar with the ophthalmological alterations in patients with human immunodeficiency syndrome. The information collected from international literature was studied and organized. The most frequent ocular manifestations in the AIDS patient were described. The AIDS epidemic is still growing in the world and the knowledge of the ophthalmological alterations will offer greater possibilities to preserve the visual function in these patients.

Palavras-chave : Ocular manifestations [AIDS]; alterations [anterior segment]; alterations [posterior segment]; ocular infections.