One of the most severe complications of HSV is herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK), which affects the cornea of the eye and can lead to visual impairment or even blindness.

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 ...

This infection is called herpes simplex keratitis. How Does Herpetic Eye Disease Develop? Like many viruses, the herpes simplex 1 and varicella-zoster viruses are present in most adults.

Recurrent herpetic involvement of the eye may occur at any age, and primary herpetic keratoconjunctivitis has been described, the enlargement of the regional preauricular node being of great aid ...

ZIRGAN (ganciclovir) 0.15% ophthalmic gel from Sirion Therapeutics The FDA has approved Zirgan (ganciclovir ophthalmic gel, from Sirion Therapeutics) for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis ...

Ophthalmologist Herbert E. Kaufman told a Manhattan symposium on virology last week that he has used the drug in 46 cases of a common infection of the eyes called herpetic keratoconjunctivitis.

Herpes stromal keratitis can present in one of two forms: necrotizing or non-necrotizing stromal keratitis. In necrotizing disease, both live virus and the host immune system are thought to drive ...