BMJ · 1987 · 14 citations · 5 references
MedicineNeurologyOphthalmologyCranial Nerve DisordersNeuro-ophthalmologyOcular DiseaseCranial Nerve PalsiesEye ConditionsGlaucomaNeuro-ophthalmic DisordersNeuro-ophthalmic ExaminationViral Eye InfectionsHerpes Simplex Virus Infection DiagnosisIdiopathic Cranial Nerve PalsiesOcular Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
This one minute test, which does not require instruments and was performed in isolation by non-medical staff, detected 74% of cases of iritis out of 426 patients with miscellaneous eye complaints.It should enable doctors to detect and refer patients with iritis earlier and so prevent potentially blinding complications such as cataract and glaucoma.
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HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS AS CAUSE OF BELL'S PALSY
David A. McCormick · The Lancet · 1972 · 228 citations
Herpes simplex virus DNA sequences in the CNS of latently infected mice
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