The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected nearly 900,000 persons in North
America and more than 30 million worldwide. 1, 2 Since the initial description of eye …

To facilitate genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in vitreous fluid of patients with severe or
atypical ocular toxoplasmosis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction fragment length …

PURPOSE: The primary goal of this study was to determine the viral cause of the acute
retinal necrosis syndrome in 28 patients (30 eyes). A secondary goal was to investigate …

Background: The progressive outer retinal necrosis syndrome is a recently recognized
variant of necrotizing herpetic retinopathy. This report characterizes more fully its clinical …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of oral acyclovir in treating stromal keratitis caused by
herpes simplex virus (HSV) in patients receiving concomitant topical corticosteroids and …

Infection of the mouse trigeminal ganglia (TG) is the most commonly used model for the
study of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latency. Its popularity is caused, at least in part …

Objective To determine the incidence and associated risk factors for ulcerative keratitis in
northern California. Methods In this large-population, retrospective, cohort study, all medical …

Digital fundus imaging is used extensively in the diagnosis, monitoring and management of
many retinal diseases. Access to fundus photography is often limited by patient morbidity …

Infections with viruses of the family Herpesviridae are common worldwide, can involve any
or all ocular tissues, and can cause a wide spectrum of disease, including uveitis with its …

Purpose.: The purpose of this study was to determine whether clinical signs of infectious
keratitis can be used to identify the causative organism. Methods.: Eighty photographs of …