Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy

Cornea. 2004 Aug;23(6):641-2. doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000114123.63670.13.

Abstract

Objective: To report recurrent herpetic keratouveitis following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 64-year-old woman with a history of dendritic keratitis underwent Nd:YAG laser peripheral iridotomy and developed geographic epithelial keratitis with stromal keratouveitis. Culture of a corneal swab grew herpes simplex virus type I. Keratouveitis subsided with acyclovir and corticosteroid therapy.

Conclusions: Recurrent herpetic keratouveitis may be induced by YAG laser iridotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Betamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Cornea / virology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Iridectomy / adverse effects*
  • Keratitis, Herpetic / diagnosis
  • Keratitis, Herpetic / drug therapy
  • Keratitis, Herpetic / etiology*
  • Laser Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Uveitis, Anterior / diagnosis
  • Uveitis, Anterior / drug therapy
  • Uveitis, Anterior / etiology*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Betamethasone
  • Acyclovir