International Review of Ophthalmology ›› 2014, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 204-207.doi: 10.3760/ cma. j. issn.1673-5803.2014.03.013

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Research progress of herpes viral keratitis in recent 10 years  in China

 ZHANG  Ai-Xue, SUN  Xu-Guang   

  1. Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology,   Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, China
  • Received:2014-02-19 Online:2014-06-22 Published:2014-06-23
  • Contact: SUN Xu-guang, Email: sunxg1955@163.com

Abstract: In the past decade, herpes viral keratitis (HSK) were continuously studied by domestic scholars. Research scope included virus of corneal latency, the expression of T cells and cytokines role in the mechanism of recurrence, immunofluorescence and PCR  methods of virus detection, viral trabecular meshwork inflammation clinical manifestations and dermatitis in differential diagnosis, the role of antiviral drugs and clinical choice, the surgical treatment and so on.But the research about the mechanism of recurrence is less in China. The study of types of herpes virus which lead to keratitis is urgently to carry out. (Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2014, 38: 204-207, 211)