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Drug prevents herpes return to the eye

Treatment with the drug acyclovir reduces the recurrence of herpes infection of the eye.

References:

Beck, R.W., K.R. Wilhelmus, et al. 1998. Acyclovir for the prevention of recurrent herpes simplex virus eye disease. New England Journal of Medicine 339(July 30):300.

Sources:

Scott Whitcup
National Eye Institute
2020 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
Web site: http://www.nei.nih.gov/index.htm

Kirk R. Wilhelmus
Baylor College of Medicine
Cullen Eye Institute
Houston, TX 76798

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