Figures & data
Table 1 Ocular manifestations of herpes simplex of the eye and adnexa
Figure 1 Structural formula of ganciclovir.
Figure 2 Structural formula of acyclovir.
Figure 3 A) Shows the right cornea of a 12-year-old boy with herpetic epithelial keratitis before treatment, and B) five days after treatment with topical ganciclovir 0.15% ophthalmic gel.
Figure 4 A) An 80-year-old male with geographic epithelial keratitis stained with fluorescein, and B) one week after treatment with ganciclovir 0.15% ophthalmic gel showing healing and re-epithelialization of the cornea.
Table 2 Topical ganciclovir in herpetic keratitis