Herpetic Uveitis: a case report

ABSTRACT

We present a patient with severe, unilateral panuveitis associated with retinal detachment, which did not respond to standard treatment for uveitis. Titers of antibodies against herpes simplex virus [HSV], cytomegalovirus, and toxoplasmosis were measured in the aqueous and in the serum. A high anti-HSV antibody titer was found in the aqueous humor. The Goldmann Witmer coefficient was 4, suggesting the synthesis of antibody within the eye. Systemic intravenous and oral acyclovir resulted in complete resolution of the uveitis