Abstract
Sir, Progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) is a herpetic retinitis characterized by multifocal deep retinal lesions progressing to confluent necrosis and a high likelihood of retinal detachment. The visual prognosis in patients with PORN is extremely poor, with final visual acuity of no light perception reported in up to 67% in some series.1, 2 We report a therapeutic challenge of AIDS-associated viral retinitis in which the ganciclovir implant contributed to the eradication of PORN recalcitrant to systemic and intravitreal antivirals.
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