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Original Article

Evaluation of Ocular Manifestations and Blindness in HIV/AIDS Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Sunil GanekalNayana Superspecialty Eye Hospital and Research Center, Davangere, Karnataka, India; and JJM Medical College, Chigteri General Hospital, Davavngere, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, FRCS,
Vishal JhanjiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; and Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
, MD,
Syril DorairajShiley Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
, MD &
Ashwini NagarajappaJJM Medical College, Chigteri General Hospital, Davavngere, Karnataka, India
Pages 336-341 | Received 17 Mar 2012, Accepted 29 May 2012, Published online: 09 Jul 2012

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