Identification of Subtypes of Herpetic Anterior Uveitis and Characterization of Their Clinical Features and Visual Outcome in a Chinese Population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify the subtypes among patients clinically diagnosed as herpetic anterior uveitis (HAU) and characterize their clinical features and visual prognosis.

Methods

Three hundred and seventeen patients were clinically diagnosed as HAU in our department. Aqueous humor (AqH) and serum were collected from 43 of 317 HAU patients during eye surgery. Pathogens were identified using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction and the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient. The AqH levels of 10 inflammatory cytokines were measured. The demographics, clinical features, treatment, and visual prognosis of the subtypes of HAU identified by AqH analysis were analysed.

Results

DNA for herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) were identified i

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11967995 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature