Risk Factors for Ocular Herpes
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Ocular Herpes are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Ocular Herpes makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Ocular Herpes. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Ocular Herpes. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factors discussion:
Some factors believed to be
associated with recurrence include fever, stress, sunlight, and
eye injury.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI
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