Abstract
PurposeTo compare if patients with HIV have lower intraocular pressure than patients without HIV.MethodsThe association of intraocular pressure corrected by pachymetry and the relationship with viral load (VL) and TCD4 cells was studied. A total of 99 patients with HIV (91 who were on regular treatment and in control of the disease – group 1; and 8 who were without treatment – group 2) and 100 controls were studied.ResultsOnly age was of statistical significance; the group with HIV without control of the disease was the youngest. There was a decrease of −1.54 mmHg in the IOP of group 1 in relation to the controls and −3.63 mmHg in the IOP of group 2 in relation to the controls.ConclusionHIV patients had lower IOP than the control population. However, the relationship between IOP, VL and TCD4 was not found.
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