PURPOSE: To review the classification of herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis and anterior uveitis using the available clinical, pathologic, and laboratory models of disease. METHODS: The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...