Certain viral eye diseases demonstrate clear clinical signs that enable diagnosis such as the dendritic ulcers due to hsv or the unilateral trigeminal nerve distribution of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in other cases for example follicular conjunctivitis or uveitis a variety of different viral infections may be responsible for the same clinical signs making a specific diagnosis can . Viral infections of the eye can affect any part of the eye and surrounding tissues they are a significant cause of acute red eye and visual loss in this issue we present an overview of the most common and important ocular viral infections including diagnosis management and prevention. Dr richard darrell has edited a comprehensive textbook of viral diseases with known ocular involvement the book is organized taxonomically by viral families with chapters in each division devoted to individual species thirty three renowned experts on ocular virology have contributed to this edition every chapter is well written and organized and is complemented by superb illustrations and . Pdf on jan 1 2020 jeremy hoffman and others published viral diseases of the eye find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate