[The combined treatment of recurrent forms of herpetic keratitis]

Analysis of results after treatment of 51 patients with recurrent forms of herpetic keratitis and keratouveitis has shown positive effect of local leukocytic interferon phonophoresis. The treatment was conducted once a day within 10-15 days with a device UTP-1, exposition time--5-7 minutes. As a contact media, interferon solution was used, obtained from 1 ampule of the dry substance. To arrest the inflammatory process in flabby progressing recurrent forms of herpetic keratitis, levamisole, 150 mg each other day (summary dose 900-18000 mg), proved to be effective. It is emphasized that patients after ophthalmic herpes should be kept under dispensary observation.