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Herpes simplex virus infections of the eye and their management with acyclovir.

Abstract
Herpetic keratitis remains a prominent cause of recurrent or chronic and blinding corneal disease; areas of particular difficulty are indolent ulceration, herpetic keratouveitis, keratoplasty and problems associated with steroid therapy. Topical acyclovir has been widely demonstrated to be a safe and effective antiviral for ulcerative herpetic keratitis; furthermore its particular advantages of high efficacy, minimal toxicity and good ocular penetration, suggest that it should be the treatment of choice for patients within these other areas of particular difficulty.
AuthorsM G Falcon
JournalThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (J Antimicrob Chemother) Vol. 12 Suppl B Pg. 39-43 (Sep 1983) ISSN: 0305-7453 [Print] England
PMID6355049 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Acyclovir
Topics
  • Acyclovir (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
  • Administration, Topical
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Keratitis, Dendritic (drug therapy)

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