OBJECTIVE: To report recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 64-year-old woman with a history of dendritic keratitis underwent Nd:YAG laser peripheral iridotomy and developed geographic epithelial keratitis with stromal keratouveitis. Culture of a corneal swab grew herpes simplex virus type I. Keratouveitis subsided with acyclovir and corticosteroid therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis may be induced by YAG laser iridotomy.
OBJECTIVE: To report recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 64-year-old woman with a history of dendritic keratitis underwent Nd:YAG laser peripheral iridotomy and developed geographic epithelial keratitis with stromal keratouveitis. Culture of a corneal swab grew herpes simplex virus type I. Keratouveitis subsided with acyclovir and corticosteroid therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis may be induced by YAG laser iridotomy.
Authors: Francisco J Muñoz-Negrete; Javier Moreno-Montañés; Paula Hernández-Martínez; Gema Rebolleda Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2015-10-19 Impact factor: 3.411