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The purpose of this study is to assess retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular thickness measured with optical coherence tomography (OCT) on patients infected by HIV virus without ocular manifestations and to correlate these results with perimetric findings assessed by frequency doubling technology perimetry (FDT).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| A | HIV-positive patients with CD4 cell counts below 100 cells/mm³ at some point of time in their medical history lasting for at least 6 months |
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| B | HIV-positive patients with CD4 cell counts never below 100 cells/mm³ in their medical records |
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| C | HIV-negative patients (control group) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) | Device | Macular and retinal nerve fiber layer OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) will be performed both in patients and controls |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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HIV infected patients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tiago Arantes, MD | Federal University of São Paulo | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM) | São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015658 | HIV Infections |
| D000163 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D015229 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
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| ID | Term |
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| D041623 | Tomography, Optical Coherence |
| ID | Term |
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| D041622 | Tomography, Optical |
| D061848 | Optical Imaging |
| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
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| Frequency Doubling Technology (FDT) perimeter | Device | 24-2 FDT Threshold (Humphrey Matrix, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA; Welch-Allyn, Skaneateles, NY) will be performed both in patients and controls. |
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| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| D016180 | Lentivirus Infections |
| D012192 | Retroviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007153 | Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D012897 | Slow Virus Diseases |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D014054 | Tomography |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |