According to WHO, diseases caused by the herpes simplex virus occupy the second place after influenza [1,4,5]. It has been established that up to 80% of cases of temporary disability are associated with inflammatory eye diseases, 50-60 of them% they receive inpatient treatment. According to various authors, a significant place among the causes of blindness or visual impairment (10-30% of cases) belongs to keratitis and keratouveitis. Most often, this corneal disease is caused by the herpes simplex virus, which are noted in 20-57% of cases among in the adult population and in 70-80% of cases - among children [3|. But at the same time, some authors report that herpetic primary infection is usually found in young children, but in a cold form and does not require treatment. In this regard, we decided to share our experience in the treatment of herpetic keratitis in children.

Inflammatory eye diseases, various authors, a significant

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