Prevention of Ocular Herpes
Prevention of Ocular Herpes:
The NEI also supported the Herpetic
Eye Disease Study (HEDS), a group of clinical trials that
studied various treatments for severe ocular herpes. HEDS
researchers reported that oral acyclovir reduced by 41 percent
the chance that ocular herpes, a recurrent disease, would
return. The study clearly showed that acyclovir therapy can
benefit people with all forms of ocular herpes. Current HEDS
research is examining the role of psychological stress and
other factors as triggers of ocular herpes
recurrences.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI
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