Comparison of clinical parameters in relation to virus type
| HSV1+HSV2, n=7 | VZV, n=6 | P value* | |
| Age, years mean (SD) | 45.4 (15.9) | 60.5 (5.0) | 0.049† |
| Sex (F/M), n (%) | 3/4 (43/57) | 5/1 (83/17) | 0.266‡ |
| BCVA at diagnosis, log MAR, mean (SD) | 0.79 (0.42) | 1.62 (1.0) | 0.074† |
| BCVA at last visit, logMAR, mean (SD) | 1.51 (1.22) | 1.73 (0.97) | 0.737† |
| Change in BCVA, mean (SD) | 0.73 (1.19) | 0.11 (0.91) | 0.321† |
| Viral load (copies/mL), mean (SD) | 62.0×106 (146×106) | 337×106 (514×106) | 0.256† |
*A p-value of<0.05 was considered significant.
†Students’ t-test.
‡χ2-test.
BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; HSV, herpes simplex virus; VZV, varicella zoster virus.