Visual outcomes of children with herpes simplex keratitis were better when patients were seen within 5 days of symptom onset, according to a poster presentation.
In a retrospective chart review of 35 patients aged 6 years and younger seen at a pediatric ophthalmology office in Shreveport, Louisiana, Omair B. Ali, MD, and colleagues looked at the following parameters: initial and final visual acuity, time to presentation to a pediatric ophthalmologist after symptom onset, initial missed diagnosis and presence of corneal scarring.
“Much better final visual acuities in most patients and