Dear Editor,I am Dr.Asako Kodama,affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology at Eiju General Hospital in Tokyo,Japan.Varicella-zoster virus(VZV)induces two distinct states:the primary infection(varicella)and secon...
Dear Editor,Corneal endotheliitis,first reported in 1982 as an autoimmune disorder by Khodadoust and Attarzadeh[1],is now recognized to be frequently induced by viral infections,including varicella zoster virus(VZV),c...
Supported by the Health Research Board and the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Research Foundation through the Medical Research Charities Group(No.1409)
This study sought to identify potential therapeutic targets in herpes simplex keratitis(HSK) patients with active and inactive infection by investigating peripheral cytokine production. Peripheral blood mononuclear ce...
AIM: To describe and compare corneal sensation and morphological changes of sub-basal corneal nerves by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy(LSCM) in herpes simplex virus(HSV) keratitis/uveitis and contralateral...
Supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (No.NRF-2015R1C1A1A02037702)
This study is to investigate the characteristic features of Acanthamoeba keratitis(AK) that differentiating it from herpetic epithelial keratitis(HEK) using anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT)....
AIM: To design, optimize and validate a rapid,internally controlled real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) test for herpes simplex virus(HSV) in the diagnosis of necrotizing herpes stromal keratitis.· METH...