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Ganciclovir (BW B759U, DHPG, dihydroxy propoxymethyl guanine) was injected directly into the vitreous in 14 eyes of 11 patients with severe acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. All 11 patients either demonstrated serious myelosuppression which precluded the continuation of intravenous ganciclovir therapy (5 patients) or were experiencing progressive CMV retinitis despite therapy with maximum-tolerable dosages of intravenous ganciclovir (6 patients). Suppression of the retinitis was observed in 11 (78%) of the 14 treated eyes. Three eyes (22%) showed no improvement after the initial intravitreal injection. One rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) occurred during an injection. There were no other complications, and no intraocular drug toxicity was observed. Reactivation of CMV retinitis necessitated repeated injections in 9 (64%) of the 14 eyes. The authors' experience with these 30 intravitreal injections indicates that the procedure is safe and effective both as an alternative to intravenous ganciclovir therapy in myelosuppressed patients and as a supplement to intravenous therapy in uncontrolled CMV retinitis.
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