Topical acyclovir in herpes zoster ocular involvement.
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Topical acyclovir in herpes zoster ocular involvement.
Topical acyclovir has been found in 15 out of 18 patients to control, without recurrences and in an appreciably shorter time than if steroids were used, keratoconjunctivitis induced by herpes zoster. Once steroids were started, recurrences occurred during withdrawal of steroids or after they had been stopped.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.65.8.542