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J Fernando Arevalo, AAO 2021: Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of HIV and AIDS

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Published Online: Feb 3rd 2022

We were delighted to speak with our valued Editorial Board member J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), about his talk covering retinal and choroidal manifestations of HIV and AIDS and changes to the eye caused by pregnancy.

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  1. Could you tell us a little about the retinal and choroidal manifestations of HIV and AIDS? (00:38)
  2. How does pregnancy affect the eye? (03:16)
  3. What advice would you give to primary care physicians in terms of recognizing the possible correlation between ophthalmic conditions and systemic disease? (06:25)

Speaker Disclosure: J Fernando Arevalo has received consultant and advisor fees from Abbvie, Genentech and Thea Laboratories, patents/royalty from Springer SBM LLC, and grant support from Topcon Medical Systems Inc.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Lisa Glass.

Filmed in coverage of AAO 2021.

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