Acute retinal necrosis following cataract surgery: a case of VZV reactivation and successful management
Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of cataract surgery as a triggering event for reactivation of VZV and subsequent ARN. Anti-virus therapy initiated at early phase of the disease may yield satisfactory visual outcomes for the patient. Careful preoperative screening and postoperative monitoring in patients with a history of herpes infection is important.
Authors
- Ting Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-4031)
- Sirui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4963-0815)
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-2519)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-6690)
- Xijing He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0465-5376)
- Junfeng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4943-3443)
- Mingxin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-9780)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Third People's Hospital of Chengdu (CN)
- Chengdu Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-025-03950-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71