Dry eye disease caused by viral infection: review

Dry eye disease and ocular surface disorders may be caused or worsened by viral agents. There are several known and suspected virus associated to ocular surface diseases. The possible pathogenic mechanisms for virus-related dry eye disease are presented herein. This review serves to reinforce the im...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia 2013-03, Vol.76 (2), p.129-132
Hauptverfasser:	Alves, Monica, Angerami, Rodrigo Nogueira, Rocha, Eduardo Melani
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Dry Eye Syndromes - diagnosis Dry Eye Syndromes - virology Eye Infections, Viral - complications Eye Infections, Viral - diagnosis Hepatitis C - complications Herpesvirus 1, Human Herpesvirus 4, Human HIV Infections - complications OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Zusammenfassung:	Dry eye disease and ocular surface disorders may be caused or worsened by viral agents. There are several known and suspected virus associated to ocular surface diseases. The possible pathogenic mechanisms for virus-related dry eye disease are presented herein. This review serves to reinforce the importance of ophthalmologists as one of the healthcare professional able to diagnose a potentially large number of infected patients with high prevalent viral agents.
ISSN:	0004-2749 1678-2925 1678-2925
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-27492013000200016