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.

  1. 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.
  2. Corneal scars and opacities
  3. Secondary glaucoma
  4. Complicated cataract
  5. Corneal ulcer, descemetocele, perforation
  6. Endophthalmitis
  7. Acute retinal necrosis
  8. Phlebothrombosis
  9. Constant recurrence
  10. Neurasthenia
  11. Secondary infection (pyogenic infections, fungal infections, etc.) Involvement of adjacent organs
  12. Permanent vision loss
  13. 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.