P Faure, L Limam, G de Saint-Sauveur, E Da Cunha, A-L Best, J Bénichou, P-E Remongin, C Vauloup-Fellous, L Eid, M Labetoulle, A Rousseau
INTRODUCTION: Virological diagnosis of anterior ocular herpetic disease (AOHD) is essential for the management of these often-chronic pathologies that may require long-term therapy. PCR has become the gold standard, but the type of sampling (tears, corneal scraping, aqueous tap) has not been standardized. In this study, we studied the technique of tear sampling for the diagnosis of AOHD. MATERIALS AND METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed the medical files of patients with a positive tear sample (Schirmer strip) for herpes simplex 1 virus (HSV-1) in the Department of Ophthalmology of Paris-Saclay Bicêtre Hospital between January 2018 and December 2020...
July 4, 2022: Journal Français D'ophtalmologie