AIDS-related CMV retinitis is a common clinical problem in patients with advanced HIV/AIDS in China and Southeast Asia. The disease is causing blindness, and current clinical management,...
Heiden D, Tun NL, Maningding E, Heiden M, Rose-Nussbaumer J, et al.
2014-09-22 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2014-09-22 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis continues to be a neglected source of blindness in resource-poor settings. The main issue is...
Ford NP, Shubber Z, Saranchuk P, Pathai S, Durier N, et al.
2013-07-29 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2013-07-29 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a late-stage opportunistic infection in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. Lack of ophthalmological diagnostic skills, la...
Tun NL, London N, Kyaw MK, Smithuis FM, Ford NP, et al.
2011-08-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-08-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a neglected disease in resource-poor settings, in part because of the perceived complexity of care and because ophthalmologists are rarely accessible. In thi...
A retrospective review of diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) before and after
introduction of routine immediate eye examination among AIDS patient in Myanmar with an
Heiden D, Saranchuk P, Keenan JD, Ford NP, Lowinger A, et al.
2016-02-18 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2016-02-18 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Choroidal tuberculosis is present in 5-20% of patients with disseminated tuberculosis, and point-of-care dilated binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy eye examination can provide immediate d...
Two decades ago, WHO declared tuberculosis a global emergency, and invested in the highly cost-effective directly observed treatment short-course programme to control the epidemic. At th...
