What is Ocular Herpes?

What is Ocular Herpes?

• Ocular Herpes: Viral infection of the eye from herpes virus.

Ocular Herpes is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ocular Herpes, or a subtype of Ocular Herpes, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ocular Herpes: Introduction

Types of Ocular Herpes:

Broader types of Ocular Herpes:

• Viral diseases
• Eye conditions
• Cornea disorders
• more types...»

How many people get Ocular Herpes?

Prevalance of Ocular Herpes: 400,000 Americans have had some form
Prevalance Rate of Ocular Herpes: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Ocular Herpes: 50,000 new/recurrent cases per year, 25% have stromal keratitis
Incidence Rate of Ocular Herpes: approx 1 in 5,439 or 0.02% or 50,000 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Ocular Herpes: An estimated 400,000 Americans have had some form of ocular herpes. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
Incidence of Ocular Herpes: Each year, nearly 50,000 new and recurring cases are diagnosed in the United States, with the more serious stromal keratitis accounting for about 25 percent. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

How serious is Ocular Herpes?

Complications of Ocular Herpes: see complications of Ocular Herpes

What causes Ocular Herpes?

Causes of Ocular Herpes: see causes of Ocular Herpes
Cause of Ocular Herpes: Herpes simplex virus
Risk factors for Ocular Herpes: see risk factors for Ocular Herpes

What are the symptoms of Ocular Herpes?

Symptoms of Ocular Herpes: see symptoms of Ocular Herpes

Complications of Ocular Herpes: see complications of Ocular Herpes

Ocular Herpes: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ocular Herpes.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ocular Herpes.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Ocular Herpes: see treatments for Ocular Herpes
Prevention of Ocular Herpes: see prevention of Ocular Herpes
Research for Ocular Herpes: see research for Ocular Herpes

Organs Affected by Ocular Herpes:

Organs and body systems related to Ocular Herpes include:

• Eye
• Cornea

Name and Aliases of Ocular Herpes

Main name of condition: Ocular Herpes

Class of Condition for Ocular Herpes: viral

Herpetic keratitis, Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, Keratitis herpetic
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Ocular Herpes:

• Herpetic keratitis
• Herpes simplex virus keratitis
• HSV keratitis
• Neurotrophic keratopathy
• Neurotrophic ulcer
• Metaherpetic ulcer
• Trophic ulcer
• Interstitial keratitis
• Stromal keratitis
• Disciform keratitis
• Keratouveitis
• Herpetic endotheliitis

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