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¹M.D. Asistant, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir/TURKEY
²M.D., Augenärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. A. Longere, Prof. Dr. med. M. Reichel, Konstanz, GERMANY
³M.D. Associate Professor, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir/TURKEY
⁴M.D. Professor, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir/TURKEY AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a worldwide disease affecting more than 40 million people. Despite the common use of HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment), ocular involvement still occurs in %50-75 of AIDS patients. CMV retinitis is the most common opportunistic ocular infection in patients with AIDS. Since 15% of CMV retinitis patients may be asymptomatic, fundoscopic examination is recommended in patients with less than 50 cells/μl CD4+ lymphocytes for routine screening every 3 months. The aim of this study is to present a HIV positive patient complicated with CMV retinitis and discuss the clinical approach. Keywords : AIDS, HIV, retinitis, cytomegalovirus, uveitis