ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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Diagnosis And Management Of Ocular Herpes Infectionsinvolving Anterior Segment
Şafak ÇakmakçI*, Yonca A. Akova**, Pınar AydIn***
* Arş.Gör.Dr., Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,** Doç.Dr., Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,*** Prof.Dr., Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD, ANKARA
The herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are human pathogens capable of causing both asymptomatic infections and active disease. Virus spesific antigens differentiate HSV in two types HSV1 and HSV2. Ocular disease is mainly caused by type 1. Herpes viruses have the capability to cause latent infections. Corneal diseases usually present following latent infection. Herpes simplex keratitis is the most common cause of corneal blindness in developed countries. Ocular involvement may present as blepharitis, conjunctivitis, epithelial ulcers, necrotising stromal keratitis, immune stromal keratitis, endotheliitis and iridocyclitis. In this article, the diagnosis and management of herpetic anterior segment lesion were reviewed.Keywords: Herpetic epithelial keratitis, Stromal keratitis,
Endotheliitis, IridocyclitisTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2000, 9:69-76
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