INCIDENCE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS KERATITIS AND OTHER OCULAR DISEASE: GLOBAL REVIEW AND ESTIMATES.
Ian McCormickCharlotte JamesNicky J WeltonPhilippe MayaudKatherine M E TurnerSami L GottliebAllen FosterKatharine J LookerPublished in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2021)
Over 1.8 million people may have herpetic eye disease annually. Preventing HSV infection could therefore have an important impact on eye health. Herpetic eye disease burden is likely to have been underestimated, as many settings outside of the USA and Europe have higher HSV-1 prevalence and poorer access to treatment.