Herpesviruses in ophthalmology

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The article presents the current data on seven main human herpesviruses, capable of causing ocular inflammation. Features of intraocular production and anterior segment involvement associated with each of the viruses and modern aspects of antiviral therapy for herpetic keratitis are discussed.

Keywords:

herpesviruses

keratitis

keratouveitis

ganciclovir

Zirgan

Authors:

Chernakova G.M.

GBOU DPO "Rossiĭskaia meditsinskaia akademiia poslediplomnogo obrazovaniia" Minzdrava Rossii;
OOO "Gerpeticheskiĭ tsentr"

Arzhimatova G.Sh.

GBOU DPO "Rossiĭskaia meditsinskaia akademiia poslediplomnogo obrazovaniia" Minzdrava Rossii;
Oftal'mologicheskaia klinicheskaia bol'nitsa, filial #1 GKB im. S.P. Botkina Departamenta zdravookhraneniia

Kleshcheva E.A.

GBOU DPO "Rossiĭskaia meditsinskaia akademiia poslediplomnogo obrazovaniia" Minzdrava Rossii;
OOO "Gerpeticheskiĭ tsentr"

Semenova T.B.

Stavropol Regional Endocrinology Dispensary, Stavropol, Russia

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