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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 255-285Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/092739490500363
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herpes simplex virus; keratitis; infection; pathogenesis; immune response
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Infections with several members of the human herpesviruses are the cause of significant ocular morbidity. Of the human herpesviruses, HSV-I is the most frequent cause of primary and recurrent eye disease. Despite the availability of effective antiviral treatment, recurrent HSV-I infection continues to be the leading cause of corneal blindness in industrialized nations. This review recapitulates the current insights in the role of the virus and the intra-corneal T cell response involved in the pathogenesis of human HSV-I-induced keratitis.
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