Bilateral herpetic keratitis.
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Bilateral herpetic keratitis.
Thirty patients with bilateral herpetic keratitis were evaluated, 40% of whom were atopic. Stromal keratitis occurred in 40% of the eyes and recurrent ulceration in 68%. Four patients (5 eyes) developed secondary microbial keratitis. Visual acuity decreased to 6/60 or less because of corneal opacification in 17% of the eyes.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.65.6.385