title: A comparison between acyclovir and trifluorothymidine ophthalmic ointment in the treatment of epithelial dendritic keratitis. A double blind, randomized parallel group trial.
abstract: This report presents the results of a double blind randomized study comprising 50 patients with epithelial herpes simplex keratitis. Twenty-five patients received 3% acyclovir ophthalmic ointment, the other 25 patients 2% trifluorothymidine (TFT) ophthalmic ointment. The mean duration of treatment in the 2 study groups before healing of the epithelial ulceration was obtained was 6.7 days and 5.9 days, respectively (no statistically significant difference). Two patient (8%) in the acyclovir group and 1 patient (4%) in the TFT group failed to heal within 14 days of treatment. No clinically significant adverse effects were recorded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Høvding
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011897:Random Allocation; D014271:Trifluridine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D014271:Trifluridine; D000212:Acyclovir