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Uzma Naz1,2, Saliha Naz3, Hadees Murad Fahad
1Department of Uveitis, LRBT Tertiary Teaching Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract:
A series of nine eyes of five patients at LRBT Tertiary Teaching Eye Hospital, from July 2020 to June 2021 is reported. Five patients with high clinical suspicion of CMV Retinitis were treated with weekly intravitreal injections of 2.0 mg ganciclovir for 3 weeks. Pre- and post-injection visual acuity and clinical findings were noted. After 3 injections, clinical signs of CMV retinitis started to resolve in all eyes (100%). Visual acuity improved in seven eyes (77.7%) and remained stable in two eyes (22.2%). Two of the seven eyes which initially showed improvement, later on developed retinal detachment. Patients were followed up for a minimum duration of 1 year. Intravitreal ganciclovir is effective for CMV retinitis but follow- up for a longer duration is needed as these patients are prone to develop peripheral retinal tractions and detachments. Key Words: Ganciclovir, CMV retinitis, AIDS.
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