Vitrectomy and Intravitreal Antiviral Drug Therapy in Acute Retinal Necrosis Syndrome. Report of Two Cases

Overview

Journal Arch Ophthalmol

Publisher American Medical Association

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 1984 Nov 1

PMID 6497743

Citations 12

Authors

G A Peyman

M F Goldberg

E Uninsky

H Tessler

J Pulido

R Hendricks

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Abstract

Two patients with acute retinal necrosis were treated with vitrectomy, intravitreal infusion of acyclovir, and prophylactic scleral buckling procedures. Both patients have had a uneventful postoperative course and a recovery of visual acuity; follow-up has been at five and 14 months. There has been no sign of toxicity from the intravitreally administered acyclovir by electroretinographic or clinical criteria.

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