Herpetic corneal ulcer following radial keratotomy.
This is a report of a 30-year-old woman who had a herpetic corneal ulcer following radial keratotomy. Clinical applications of the results of this case reveal the following questions. (1) Can antiviral metabolites be used to prevent corneal scars, especially in the visual axis? (2) Should radial keratotomy be avoided during the vulnerable menstrual cycle period of females to prevent possible triggering of a herpetic ulcer regardless of previous herpes history?
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008598:Menstruation; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014271:Trifluridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014331:Tropicamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D005839:Gentamicins; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014331:Tropicamide; D014271:Trifluridine