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AIDS or Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome is a disease caused by the HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus).

In the eye, with AIDS there can be-

	Multiple *giant warts* on eyelids
	*Kaposi's Sarcoma*, which appears as a 'red lump' in the conjunctiva
	Uveitis
	Retinal infections, commonly with CMV, Herpes, Toxoplasma, Tuberculosis bacteria, Fungus like Candida

Specific drug treatment regimes are required and recurrence and complications are common.

AIDS and the eye