Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a potentially blinding disease caused by herpes simplex virus corneal infection. Most cases of HSK are due to reactivation of the virus from latency leading to ...

She had herpes simplex keratitis — a viral infection of the eye. She was told she could possibly lose her eye. Her eye healed but as a result it was really watery. It meant she had to see an eye ...

Herpes simplex virus was recovered after injection of newborn ... the cornea admittedly might have revealed evidence of herpetic keratitis, the more easily detectable labial lesions often failed ...

While most HSV infections are asymptomatic and can be ... Chairman Fabrizio Chines about a new treatment for acanthamoeba keratitis. The NHS is dealing with a major rise in influenza cases ...

and for ocular infection with HSV-1 (herpes keratitis), in association with the University of Pittsburgh. Although acylclovir and related nucleoside drugs are currently the standard of care for ...

Clinical features of herpes stromal keratitis Herpes stromal keratitis ... with most cases resulting from reactivation of HSV-1 latency in sensory neuronal ganglia. Immune-mediated scarring ...