PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - O P van Bijsterveld
AU  - P J Meurs
AU  - E de Clercq
AU  - P C Maudgal
TI  - Bromovinyldeoxyuridine and interferon treatment in ulcerative herpetic keratitis: a double masked study.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.73.8.604
DP  - 1989 Aug 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 604--607
VI  - 73
IP  - 8
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/8/604.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/8/604.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1989 Aug 01; 73
AB  - Bromovinyldeoxyuridine is a potent and safe antiherpes compound that in combination with a placebo treatment promoted the partial and complete healing of herpetic epithelial disease in 22 patients in average times of 4-6 days and 8.5 days respectively. However, when BVDU was combined with 1.5 X 10(6) IU of recombinant a 2C interferon, partial and complete healing times for keratitis in 19 patients were reduced to 2-6 days and 4-6 days respectively. No toxic effects of the medications were observed in any patient.