A Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.
- Author:
Hae Ran LEE
1
;
Byung Chae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aged;
Communicable Diseases;
Continental Population Groups;
Corneal Ulcer;
Glaucoma;
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus*;
Herpes Zoster*;
Herpesvirus 3, Human;
Humans;
Incidence;
Keratitis;
Skin;
Trigeminal Ganglion;
Trigeminal Nerve;
Uveitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1988;29(2):387-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is an infectious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. It has no predilection for sex, race, or age, though the incidence and severity of zoster is greater in the elderly. The usual site of herpes zoster ophthalmicus is the skin and eye innervated by the gasserian ganglion that receives fibers from the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. A most serious lesion is corneal ulceration, frequently complicated by other evidence of keratitis, by uveitis, and by secondary glaucoma. The treatment of zoster is difficult and frustrating for no specific therapy is known.
