Characteristics of New Onset Herpes Simplex Keratitis after Keratoplasty
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Recurrent Herpes Simplex Keratitis in Penetrating Keratoplasty
Purpose and Methods: Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is increasingly performed not only for visual purposes but also to remove viral antigen from the cornea and to reestablish the structural integrity of the eyes. With the improvement of medical management and surgical techniques which lead to a higher survival rate of the graft, PK in HSK still carries a high co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2090-004X,2090-0058
DOI: 10.1155/2018/4351460