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BJO Online First, published on March 18, 2015 as 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306168 Clinical science
Syphilitic uveitis and optic neuritis in Sydney, Australia Luke C Northey, Simon E Skalicky, Avinash Gurbaxani, Peter J McCluskey ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ bjophthalmol-2014-306168) Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital Campus, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Correspondence to Professor Peter J McCluskey, Save Sight Institute, G.P.O. Box 4337, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia; [email protected] Received 20 September 2014 Revised 12 January 2015 Accepted 4 March 2015
ABSTRACT Aims To describe ocular syphilis presentations to a tertiary referral eye hospital over a 5-year period and to document HIV coinfection frequency. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of consecutive ocular syphilis presentations to Sydney Eye Hospital from 2007 to 2012. Inclusion criteria were positive syphilis serology, ocular inflammation on clinical examination and appropriate syphilis treatment. Outcome measures were clinical features at presentation and bestcorrected visual acuity (BCVA) at interval follow-up. Results Thirty-seven eyes of 25 patients were included in the series. Patients were predominantly male (92.0%, p
BJO Online First, published on March 18, 2015 as 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306168 Clinical science
Syphilitic uveitis and optic neuritis in Sydney, Australia Luke C Northey, Simon E Skalicky, Avinash Gurbaxani, Peter J McCluskey ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ bjophthalmol-2014-306168) Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital Campus, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Correspondence to Professor Peter J McCluskey, Save Sight Institute, G.P.O. Box 4337, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia; [email protected] Received 20 September 2014 Revised 12 January 2015 Accepted 4 March 2015
ABSTRACT Aims To describe ocular syphilis presentations to a tertiary referral eye hospital over a 5-year period and to document HIV coinfection frequency. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of consecutive ocular syphilis presentations to Sydney Eye Hospital from 2007 to 2012. Inclusion criteria were positive syphilis serology, ocular inflammation on clinical examination and appropriate syphilis treatment. Outcome measures were clinical features at presentation and bestcorrected visual acuity (BCVA) at interval follow-up. Results Thirty-seven eyes of 25 patients were included in the series. Patients were predominantly male (92.0%, p
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