Abstract
Human T-celllymphotropic virus type 1 (HTL V -1) infection is endemic in some parts of the world, in which one of them is in Khorasan, Iran. One of the HTL V -1 involvements is ocular. Known ophthalmic manifestations of HTLV -1 include HTL V -l-associated uveitis, corneal involvement, malignant infiltrates in patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, retinal degeneration, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, vasculitis and exudation in -peripheral retina, keratoconjunctivitis sicca mostly in patients with HTLV -I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. The spectrum of ocular disease related to HTLV-l continues to expand. Routine evaluation of HTLV-I-infected patients is important because immune-mediated or neoplastic ocular involvement may occur during the disease course. In this article the ocular manifestations of the HTL V -1 is reviewed.
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