Research Article

Retinal Microvasculopathy Is Common in HIV/AIDS Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 2

Comparing mean CD4 counts/viral loads between various ocular disorders manifested.

HIV biomarkerMean count value
CMV RHZOHIV RMTRONBP

Nadir CD4 (cells/mm3)1362691423422781482.50.20
Viral load (copies/mL)1,474,67638,09020,30814618,06041,120362.7<0.001

CMV R: cytomegalovirus retinitis; HZO: herpes zoster ophthalmicus; HIV RM: HIV retinal microvasculopathy; TR: Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis; ON: optic neuritis; BP: Bell’s palsy.