Clinical features of herpes stromal keratitis Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is the most common cause of infectious corneal blindness in developed countries, with most cases resulting from ...

In about one quarter of cases, the virus penetrates the first layer of the cornea to infect an inner layer, the stroma, making the disease much more difficult to treat. Effective treatment is ...

Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a potentially blinding disease caused by herpes simplex virus corneal infection. Most cases of HSK are due to reactivation of the virus from latency leading to ...

Therefore, in our new staging system, we gave the stroma a more prominent role. We also recognized that even before any signs become evident, there may be alterations in the corneal nerves that ...

during SMILE surgery may create microchannels that allow epithelial cells to migrate into the corneal stroma and lead to EI.