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Eye Floaters Sign Of HIV Infection
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Eye Floaters = HIV?Dr. Dieterich,I was reading a website which discussed signs & symptoms of HIV infection and one of the symptoms listed was eye floaters. I am very concerned because about 6 months after a risky encounter I began seeing floaters in both eyes. I...
Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.
New York University, School of Medicine
Floaters have nothing to do with HIV. They are common in all people and are not serious. As long as you have eye exams regularly there is nothing to worry about. It is good to have the HIV test, but eye symptoms are very rare. DTD...
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Eye FloatersDr. Henry,I was reading a website which discussed signs & symptoms of HIV infection and one of... Read more »Eye Floaters - HIV?Dr. Pavia,Is there any connection between eye floaters and acute/recent hiv infection? Recently I... Read more »
Articles
New York: New Payphone Signs Aim to Reduce HIV Infections in Youths"Kiss and Tell" is the theme of a new HIV prevention outreach launched by Gay Men's Health Crisis to encourage safer sex among young men who have sex with men. "There is a 50 percent increase in the infection rate among young people 12-29," said... Read more »
Global AIDS Epidemic Shows No Sign of Abating; Highest Number of HIV Infections and Deaths EverLondon -- The global AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating. Five million people became infected with HIV worldwide and 3 million died this year alone -- the highest ever. The findings are featured in "AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2003 " (PDF),... Read more »
South Africa Notes Signs of First-Ever Decline in HIV Infection RatesOn Wednesday in Pretoria, South Africa's health minister said a new sentinel report shows the "first evidence of a decline" in the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic. Preliminary figures from a 2006 antenatal survey found HIV prevalence among pregnant... Read more »
Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing and Risk Behaviors Among Youths -- United StatesAbstract Background: In 2009, 6.7% of the estimated 1.1 million persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States were youths (defined in this report as persons aged 13-24 years); more than half of youths with... Read more »
Connect With Others
Eye Floaters - the debate continues...please help!
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
The Eye Floater debate continues. Anyone who has experienced the sudden onset of eye floaters following what they perceive to be a potential HIV exposure needs to read this. A recent poster to the website at John's Hopkins wrote, "Being HIV...
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floaters ,floaters and more floaters
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
hi all,my questin is reguarding flaoters,i have them and they are like quite bad when i look at something bright like sunlight or snow,well i have tested neg at 4 months for hiv 1-2,also took test for hiv 1 again,neg,my question is can hiv 2 cause...
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Floaters - Why Do They Occur?
Posted by Anonymous
I was really scared when I noticed floaters. On second thought, I would agree that they are hardly indicative of HIV infection. First of all, I asked many people whether they see floaters. The majority of them do! Also, before my exposure, I...
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can someone please tell me what floaters are?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
i think i have them, but not sure. please describe them and are they common hiv symptom?
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