Eye Infections, Viral

"Eye Infections, Viral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections of the eye caused by minute intracellular agents. These infections may lead to severe inflammation in various parts of the eye - conjunctiva, iris, eyelids, etc. Several viruses have been identified as the causative agents. Among these are Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Poxvirus, and Myxovirus.

Descriptor ID	D015828
MeSH Number(s)	C02.325 C11.294.800
Concept/Terms	Eye Infections, Viral Eye Infections, Viral Ocular Infections, Viral Infection, Viral Ocular Infections, Viral Ocular Ocular Infection, Viral Viral Ocular Infection Viral Ocular Infections Viral Eye Infections Eye Infection, Viral Infection, Viral Eye Infections, Viral Eye Viral Eye Infection

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Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Eye Infections, Viral [C02.325]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Eye Infections [C11.294]
Eye Infections, Viral [C11.294.800]

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Bar chart showing 26 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2021 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	2	0	2
2001	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	4	0	4
2024	2	2	4
2025	1	0	1

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Bough M, Hwang B, Santos M, Syed ZA. Herpetic Endotheliitis Induced Interface Fluid Syndrome 16 Years After Laser in Situ Keratomileusis. Cornea. 2025 Jan 21; 44(6):776-778.

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Prescott CR, Cohen EJ, Hochman JS, Troxel AB, Lu Y, Twi-Yeboah A, Jimenez CL, Mian SI, Mazen CY, Warner DB, Baratz KH, Jeng BH. Baseline Participant Characteristics at Enrollment in the Zoster Eye Disease Study. Cornea. 2024 Dec 01; 43(12):1473-1480.

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Wu PY, Kang EY, Chen WD, Garg SJ, Chiang WY, Lee MH, Chou HD, Wang NK, Chao AN, Chen KJ, Wu WC, Hwang YS. Retinal detachment and mortality in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis: A multicenter study in taiwan. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Feb; 263(2):393-403.

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Kates MM, Sipos TP, Read RW, Oltmanns MH. Purtscher-Like Retinopathy and Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy in a Child with Acute Influenza A. Retina. 2024 10 01; 44(10):e63-e64.

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Chau VQ, Hinkle JW, Wu CY, Pakravan P, Volante V, Sengillo JD, Staropoli PC, Miller D, Yannuzzi NA, Albini TA. OUTCOMES OF INFECTIOUS PANUVEITIS ASSOCIATED WITH SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-POSITIVE OCULAR FLUID POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. Retina. 2024 05 01; 44(5):909-915.

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Karadag R, Kayiran A, Rapuano CJ. Does the novel coronavirus use the ocular surface as an entrance into the body or as an infection site? Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 85(1):92-98.

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Cohen EJ, Jeng BH. Herpes Zoster: A Brief Definitive Review. Cornea. 2021 08 01; 40(8):943-949.

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Soni A, Narayanan R, Tyagi M, Belenje A, Basu S. Acute Retinal Necrosis as a presenting ophthalmic manifestation in COVID 19 recovered patients. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19; 29(4):722-725.

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Gupta MP, Koenig LR, Doubrovina E, Hasan A, Dahi PB, O'Reilly RJ, Koehne G, Orlin A, Chan RVP, D'Amico DJ, Park SS, Burkholder BM, Kiss S. Ocular Outcomes after Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Using Adoptive Immunotherapy with Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 09; 5(9):838-849.

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Wilhelmus KR, Gee L, Hauck WW, Kurinij N, Dawson CR, Jones DB, Barron BA, Kaufman HE, Sugar J, Hyndiuk RA, Laibson PR, Stulting RD, Asbell PA. Herpetic Eye Disease Study: A Controlled Trial of Topical Corticosteroids for Herpes Simplex Stromal Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2020 04; 127(4S):S5-S18.

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