1. Ophthalmic Disease Prevalence and Incidence among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the AFRICOS Study
- Author
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Hannah Kibuuka, Morgan M Harvey, Allahna Esber, Julie A Ake, John Owuoth, Nicole Dear, Michael Iroezindu, Christina S Polyak, Grant A. Justin, Jonah Maswai, Emmanuel Bahemana, Brian K. Agan, Trevor A Crowell, and Africos study Team
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Adult ,Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Eye Diseases ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,MEDLINE ,HIV Infections ,medicine.disease_cause ,Article ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,parasitic diseases ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,HIV ,Africa, Eastern ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Antiretroviral therapy ,Ophthalmology ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,Ophthalmic disease ,business - 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.
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- 2021