Clinical application of real-time polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of herpetic diseases of the anterior segment of the eye

[1] Shimomura Y.(2002)New criteria of diagnosis for herpetic epithelial keratitis Ophthalmology 44 739-742

[2] Yamamoto S.(1994)Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in human tear film by the polymerase chain reaction Am J Ophthalmol 117 160-163

[3] Shimomura Y.(1996)Detecting herpesvirus DNA in uveitis using the polymerase chain reaction Br J Ophthalmol 80 465-468

[4] Kinoshita S.(1988)Clinical classification of corneal endotheliitis (in Japanese with English abstract) Rinsho Ganka (Jpn J Clin Ophthalmol) 42 676-680

[5] Nishida K.(1996)Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in tear fluid of stromal herpetic keratitis patients by nested polymerase chain reaction Jpn J Ophthalmol 40 390-396

[6] Yamamoto R.(2003)Multiplex polymerase chain reaction for the detection of herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus in ocular specimens Curr Eye Res 27 85-90

[7] Tano Y.(2003)The use of competitive PCR for quantitation of HSV-1 DNA Jpn J Ophthalmol 47 240-245

[8] Yamamoto S.(2003)A case of atypical herpetic epithelial keratitis and clinical efficacy of a realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for quantification of the herpes simplex virus genome in tear film (in Japanese with English abstract) Nihon Ganka Kiyo (Folia Ophthalmol Jpn) 54 298-301

[9] Pavan-Langston D.(2004)Herpes simplex virus genome quantification in two patients who developed herpetic epithelial keratitis during treatment with antiglaucoma medications Cornea 23 125-128

[10] Kinoshita S.(2004)Excimer laser photokeratectomy reactivates latent herpes simplex virus Jpn J Ophthalmol 48 570-572

[1] Shimomura Y.(2002)New criteria of diagnosis for herpetic epithelial keratitis Ophthalmology 44 739-742

[2] Yamamoto S.(1994)Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in human tear film by the polymerase chain reaction Am J Ophthalmol 117 160-163

[3] Shimomura Y.(1996)Detecting herpesvirus DNA in uveitis using the polymerase chain reaction Br J Ophthalmol 80 465-468

[4] Kinoshita S.(1988)Clinical classification of corneal endotheliitis (in Japanese with English abstract) Rinsho Ganka (Jpn J Clin Ophthalmol) 42 676-680

[5] Nishida K.(1996)Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in tear fluid of stromal herpetic keratitis patients by nested polymerase chain reaction Jpn J Ophthalmol 40 390-396

[6] Yamamoto R.(2003)Multiplex polymerase chain reaction for the detection of herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus in ocular specimens Curr Eye Res 27 85-90

[7] Tano Y.(2003)The use of competitive PCR for quantitation of HSV-1 DNA Jpn J Ophthalmol 47 240-245

[8] Yamamoto S.(2003)A case of atypical herpetic epithelial keratitis and clinical efficacy of a realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for quantification of the herpes simplex virus genome in tear film (in Japanese with English abstract) Nihon Ganka Kiyo (Folia Ophthalmol Jpn) 54 298-301

[9] Pavan-Langston D.(2004)Herpes simplex virus genome quantification in two patients who developed herpetic epithelial keratitis during treatment with antiglaucoma medications Cornea 23 125-128

[10] Kinoshita S.(2004)Excimer laser photokeratectomy reactivates latent herpes simplex virus Jpn J Ophthalmol 48 570-572