What is Herpes Keratitis?

Herpes simplex keratitis is mainly caused by antibody disappearance, virus infection, abnormal immune function and other reasons.

1. Antibody disappearance

is the natural host of herpes simplex virus. After the herpes simplex virus antibody disappears in the patient, cold, rain and other reasons cause the herpes simplex virus in the body to be activated, which can cause herpes simplex virus infection and cause herpetic keratitis.

2. After the virus infection

, herpes simplex virus can replicate in the corneal epithelial layer, causing damage to the basement membrane and corneal stroma, resulting in herpetic keratitis.

3.

When the immune function of patients with abnormal immune function is abnormal, they cannot resist the invasion of herpes simplex virus, causing herpes simplex virus to replicate in their bodies and form herpetic keratitis.