[Trifluridine therapy in herpetic in keratitis]

Author(s): Costin D, Dogaru M, Popa AS, Cijevschi I

Affiliation(s): Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iasi, Facultatea de Medicina Dentara, Disciplina de Oftalmologie.

Publication date & source: 2004-04, Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi., 108(2):409-12.

Publication type: English Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the efficiency of trifluridine in the treatment of herpes infection of the cornea. The study was performed on a 60 patients group suffering of different forms of herpetic keratitis. The results of the study indicate trifluridine as an efficient antiviral drug which may be successfully used in the treatment of herpetic keratitis (superficial and stromal).