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Viral eye infection

MedGen UID:
8753
•Concept ID:
C0015407
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Eye Infection, Viral; Eye Infections, Viral; Infection, Viral Eye; Infection, Viral Ocular; Infections, Viral Eye; Infections, Viral Ocular; Ocular Infection, Viral; Ocular Infections, Viral; Viral Eye Infection; Viral Eye Infections; Viral Ocular Infection; Viral Ocular Infections
SNOMED CT: Viral eye infection (312132001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020950

Definition

Infections of the eye caused by minute intracellular agents. These infections may lead to severe inflammation in various parts of the eye - conjunctiva, iris, eyelids, etc. Several viruses have been identified as the causative agents. Among these are Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Poxvirus, and Myxovirus. [from MONDO]

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PubMed

Using ICD-9 diagnostic codes for external validation of topic models derived from primary care electronic medical record clinical text data.
Meaney C, Escobar M, Stukel TA, Austin PC, Kalia S, Aliarzadeh B, Rahim Moineddin, Greiver M
Health Informatics J 2023 Jan-Mar;29(1):14604582221115667. doi: 10.1177/14604582221115667. PMID: 36639910

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Correlation of Adenoviral Titers with Severity of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis and Time to Viral Clearance for 21 Days.
Morettin CE, Harthan JS, Huecker JB, Perera CD, Than T, Whiteside M, Johnson SD, Shorter E, Migneco MK, Olson CK, Alferez CS, Camp D, Hartwick ATE, Gordon MO
Optom Vis Sci 2023 Mar 1;100(3):187-193. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001999. PMID: 36749104Free PMC Article

Therapy

Correlation of Adenoviral Titers with Severity of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis and Time to Viral Clearance for 21 Days.
Morettin CE, Harthan JS, Huecker JB, Perera CD, Than T, Whiteside M, Johnson SD, Shorter E, Migneco MK, Olson CK, Alferez CS, Camp D, Hartwick ATE, Gordon MO
Optom Vis Sci 2023 Mar 1;100(3):187-193. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001999. PMID: 36749104Free PMC Article

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