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Published in final edited form as: Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2014 Spring;54(2):173–197. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000017

Fundus photograph of diffuse CMV retinitis with underlying retinal detachment in the right eye (A) and left eye (B). The patient was HIV-positive and not taking recommended anti-retroviral medications. His CD4 count was < 5 cells/mm³ on presentation. Qualitative PCR testing for CMV DNA was positive. Quantitative real-time PCR from the left eye showed 207,000 copies/mL of CMV DNA.

Fundus photograph of diffuse CMV retinitis with underlying retinal detachment in the right eye (A) and left eye (B). The patient was HIV-positive and not taking recommended anti-retroviral medications. His CD4 count was < 5 cells/mm³ on presentation. Qualitative PCR testing for CMV DNA was positive. Quantitative real-time PCR from the left eye showed 207,000 copies/mL of CMV DNA.