title: Bilateral herpetic keratitis.
abstract: Thirty patients with bilateral herpetic keratitis were evaluated, 40% of whom were atopic. Stromal keratitis occurred in 40% of the eyes and recurrent ulceration in 68%. Four patients (5 eyes) developed secondary microbial keratitis. Visual acuity decreased to 6/60 or less because of corneal opacification in 17% of the eyes.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged