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I may have ocular herpes im going to see an eye doctor this week...i read somewhere that they have different antivirals that can help people live normal lives is this true?
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I went to the eye doctor yesterday and he checked my eyes and said they were fine and my vision was perfect even above 20/20 he even dilated my eyes and he couldnt see anything i asked him to check for herpes but he said he couldnt find anything...yet my eyes still goes blurry but he had no clue as to why...should i be worried and get a second opinion or should i take his word for it?
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Yes,  the antivirals can be taken daily to suppress herpes anywhere in your body.  However,  this is not done for ocular herpes unless there are a lot of recurrences since it can be managed by topical antivirals.  I am not an expert in this area.

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I had a md diagnose me with Blepharitis and he gave me something called diclofenac sodium ophthalmic solution ...it didnt do much but burn my eyes however it did stop the blurryness i kept having i dont have severe pain my eye or anything nor do i have sensitivity to light its basically blurryness which has improved a great deal and my eyes have all these red lines which weren't there b4...can u please answer my question above also which antivirals are most effective for treating ocular herpes??? and thanks in advance
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