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Article: Herpes simplex keratitis and visual impairment: A case series.
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
- Author:
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Byline: Amit. Kabra, Prajna. Lalitha, Kannan. Mahadevan, Namperumalsamy. Prajna, Muthaiah. Srinivasan
Purpose: T o record the natural history of herpes simplex keratitis and estimate visual impairment in eyes of patients diagnosed with herpes simplex keratitis Materials: This was a retrospective, descriptive case study for five years of the eyes of patients with clinically diagnosed herpes simplex keratitis. These patients had presented to the cornea services and a cornea specialist carried out the ocular examination under slit-lamp magnification. The medical records were reviewed by the authors. Visual acuity at presentation and clinical details on examination ...