Feline herpesvirus ocular disease.
Infection by FHV-1 is one of the most common ophthalmic diseases of domestic cats worldwide. Although the usual manifestations are conjunctivitis and keratitis, infection with this virus has been linked to a variety of other ophthalmic syndromes of cats, including keratoconjunctivitis sicca and corneal sequestration. Ocular FHV-1 infection of cats provides a significant diagnostic challenge to the practicing veterinarian because, in chronic cases, antigen detection tests often yield negative results. Although therapy for FHV-1 infections of cats is often difficult, the recent development of nontoxic antiviral drugs that demonstrate considerable efficacy against FHV-1 offers hope for improved therapeutic success in the future.
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North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases; D002415:Cats; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000662:veterinary*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary*