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Is Valtrex Helpful in Treatment of Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On October 23, 2010 @ 7:21 pm In Retina | Comments Disabled

A small study in AJO demonstrated a nice response to Valtrex in these AZOOR patients [1]. This suggests that the Herpes virus is indeed the culprit. Although AZOOR is rare, a larger, prospective study might be nice.


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[1] A small study in AJO demonstrated a nice response to Valtrex in these AZOOR patients: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20691421

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