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Herpetic iridocyclitis.

K R Wilhelmus·M G Falcon·B R Jones
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Twenty patients with presumptive herpetic iridocyclitis without active corneal inflammation received either topical idoxuridine 0.5% or acyclovir 3% ointment. The uveitis of all ten patients treated with acyclovir resolved within one to eight weeks. Four of ten patients treated with idoxuridine worsened but subsequently responded to topical prednisolone 0.3%. The pathogenesis of herpetic iridocyclitis is discussed with a literature review.

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AcyclovirAdministration, TopicalAdolescentAdultFemaleGuanineHumansIdoxuridineIntraocular PressureKeratitis, DendriticMaleMiddle AgedPrednisoloneUveitis, AnteriorComparative StudyJournal Article

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K R Wilhelmus, M G Falcon, B R Jones. 1982. Herpetic iridocyclitis.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00161904

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