Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy.
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OBJECTIVE To report recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 64-year-old woman with a history of dendritic keratitis underwent Nd:YAG laser peripheral iridotomy and developed geographic epithelial keratitis with stromal keratouveitis. Culture of a corneal swab grew herpes simplex virus type I. Keratouveitis subsided with acyclovir and corticosteroid therapy. CONCLUSIONS Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis may be induced by YAG laser iridotomy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cornea
دوره 23 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004