Recurrent herpes simplex keratitis after verteporfin photodynamic therapy for corneal neovascularization

• Published in: Cornea Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 465
• Main Authors: Yoon, Kyung-Chul, Im, Seong-Kyu, Park, Hong-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Acyclovir - therapeutic use; Aged; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Corneal Neovascularization - drug therapy; Humans; Keratitis, Herpetic - diagnosis; Keratitis, Herpetic - drug therapy; Keratitis, Herpetic - etiology; Male; Photochemotherapy - adverse effects; Photosensitizing Agents - adverse effects; Porphyrins - adverse effects; Recurrence; Virus Activation - drug effects; Visual Acuity

To report a case of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis after verteporfin photodynamic therapy for corneal neovascularization. A 69-year-old man who had lipid keratopathy with corneal neovascularization secondary to herpes simplex keratitis in the right eye and who was treated with topical steroid re...