Complications
Professor A.A. Kasparov’s classification of ocular herpes provides great insight into the stages of herpes infection and hence, potential complications.
Ocular herpes is a serious condition with dangerous complications ranging from temporary acute vision loss to permanent blindness.
Some of the common complications of ocular herpes are listed below.
- Vision loss. This complication is heavily dependent on whether the optical axis is involved or not. It is obvious that central location has a greater impact on vision than peripheral lesions.
- Corneal scars and opacities
- Secondary glaucoma
- Complicated cataract
- Corneal ulcer, descemetocele, perforation
- Endophthalmitis
- Acute retinal necrosis
- Phlebothrombosis
- Constant recurrence
- Neurasthenia
- Secondary infection (pyogenic infections, fungal infections, etc.) Involvement of adjacent organs
- Permanent vision loss
- Factors predisposing to complications include, among others, delayed diagnosis, steroid use and weakened immune response.
Factors predisposing to complications include, among others, delayed diagnosis, steroid use and weakened immune response.