ReviewClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Corneal Refractive Surgery in Patients with a History of Herpes Simplex Keratitis: A Narrative Review.
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- In vivo CRISPR gene editing in patients with herpetic stromal keratitis.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023Trial
- Human herpesvirus 7 epithelial keratitis with geographic-dendritic ulceration.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Correlation analysis of the copy number of aqueous humor HSV DNA with anterior chamber reaction, topical steroid responsiveness and prognosis of endothelial herpes simplex keratitis.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis Following Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus: A One-Year Case Series Follow-Up.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Herpes simplex keratitis: A brief clinical overview.World journal of virology · 2024Review
- Atopic Disease as a Risk Factor for Recurrent Herpetic Keratitis.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Post-laser refractive surgery keratitis: A concise narrative review.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Review
- Impact of Latent Virus Infection in the Cornea on Corneal Healing after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Cell Biology of Spontaneous Persistent Epithelial Defects After Photorefractive Keratectomy in Rabbits.Translational vision science & technology · 2023Article
- Post photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) infectious keratitis; six-year experience of a tertiary eye hospital.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Herpes simplex keratitis following Smart Pulse Technology assisted transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy: a case report.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Herpetic Keratitis Following Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus: A Case Series.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Is COVID-19 Infection a Trigger for Herpetic Stromal Keratitis?Beyoglu eye journal · 2022Article
- Herpes endotheliitis following laser-assistedTaiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
- Clinical strategies to prevent recurrence of Herpes simplex and Herpes zoster following ocular surgery: A comprehensive review with practical guidelines.Survey of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
The incidence of herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) in patients following corneal refractive surgery is higher than in the general population, and several case reports of ocular morbidity in HSK infection following corneal refractive surgery have been published. HSK is listed by the American Academy of Ophthalmology as a relative contraindication to corneal refractive surgery, although specifics have not been further elucidated. This review summarizes the current literature regarding reactivation of HSK following corneal refractive surgery and provides a guideline for considering corneal refractive surgery in a patient with a previous history of HSK. Based on the current literature, we recommend that corneal refractive surgery is appropriate for patients with a history of HSK without multiple recurrences who have had no evidence of disease for at least one year. In addition to a thorough history and physical examination, we also recommend these patients begin 400 mg twice daily of oral acyclovir or valacyclovir 500 mg once daily for two weeks prior to surgery and continue this regimen for at least two weeks postoperatively or while on topical steroids.
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