A controlled trial of oral acyclovir for the prevention of stromal keratitis or iritis in patients with herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis. The epithelial keratitis trial. Arch Ophthalmol ...

One of the most severe complications of HSV is herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK), which affects the cornea of the eye and can lead to visual impairment or even blindness.

ATLANTA – Many cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis are misdiagnosed as herpes, according to Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, in a presentation on anterior segment infections here at SECO. “Herpes epithelial ...

Herpes stromal keratitis can present in one of two forms: necrotizing or non-necrotizing stromal keratitis. In necrotizing disease, both live virus and the host immune system are thought to drive ...

Transient gene editing of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) using mRNA-based CRISPR was shown for the first time to be effective against herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) in mice and blocked ...

Like other herpetic infections, herpes of the eye can be controlled. An estimated 400,000 Americans have had some form of ocular herpes. Each year, nearly 50,000 new and recurring cases are diagnosed ...

Halberstadt M, Machens M, Gahlenbek K-A, Bohnke M, Garweg JG . The outcome of corneal grafting in patients with stromal keratitis of herpetic and non-herpetic origin. Br J Ophthalmol 2002; 86: 646 ...

This type of eye herpes is known as stromal keratitis. Stromal keratitis is more serious than epithelial keratitis because over time and repeated outbreaks, it can damage your cornea enough to ...

(HealthDay)—There is a need for development of new anti-herpetic compounds with different mechanisms of action for herpes simplex viral keratitis (HSVK), according to a review published online ...

(HealthDay News) — There is a need for development of new anti-herpetic compounds with different mechanisms of action for herpes simplex viral keratitis (HSVK), according to a review published ...