Dr. Tushar Agarwal, T17624, Dr. Uma Sridhar, Dr. Parul Jain
Purpose:Retrospective analysis of herpes simplex keratitis at a tertiary eye care centre
Materials:Retrospective analysis of medical records of five years of patients with clinically diagnosed herpes simplex keratitis was done. The medical records were reviewed by the authors
Results:Of total 166 patients (172 eyes), there were 108 (65%) males and 58 females; 93% patients had unilateral lesions , 57% presented with epithelial lesions, 24% with stromal lesions, 1.7% with epithelial and stromal lesions, and 15.7% with endothelitis. 21.5% patients had recurrent lesions. 1.7% patients developed herpes simplex keratitis in Penetrating Keratoplasty graft and 0.6% in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty graft
Conclusion:Herpes simples keratitis can present in a varied fashion. Majority had epithelial lesions(57%) while the incidence of combined epithelial and stromal lesions was lowest. It is more common in males(65%) and the incidence of unilateral lesions(93%) is much more than bilateral