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Demographic details, clinical presentation, complications, management, and visual outcome were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty eyes of 18 cases were included in the study. Mean age was 40.77 \u00b1 16.38 years, male to female ratio was 2:1, and 11.11% had bilaterality at presentation. Mean duration of uveitis was 3.312 \u00b1 0.95 months. The most commonly found organism was VZV (50%), followed by HSV (45%). All cases were given intravitreal ganciclovir in addition to systemic antivirals and oral steroids. The mean number of intravitreal injections was 5.53 \u00b1 3.87. Maintenance dose of oral valacyclovir (500 mg twice daily) was continued in all cases for an average duration of 5.61 \u00b1 3.79 months. The most common complications noted were retinal detachment (50%) followed by optic atrophy (44.44%). No significant association was noted between the extent of retinitis and the development of complications (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.215). However, there was a significant difference seen in the rate of complications between the HSV and VZV groups, with more complication rates seen with the VZV group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.04). The mean visual acuity was 0.87 \u00b1 0.85 logMAR at presentation and 0.65 \u00b1 0.67 logMAR at the end of the study.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Timely diagnosis, aggressive initial treatment with intravitreal ganciclovir along with systemic antivirals and long-term maintenance therapy with systemic antivirals are crucial in ARN to obtain the best visual prognosis achievable and prevent lifelong disabilities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_1585_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,17]],"date-time":"2025-04-17T12:00:07Z","timestamp":1744891207000},"page":"858-863","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Clinical profile and treatment outcomes in acute retinal necrosis in a South Indian patient population"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Vidya S","family":"Mooss","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation, Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Krishna R","family":"Murthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vitreoretina, Prabha Eye Clinic and Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kalpana","family":"Babu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation, Prabha Eye Clinic and Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aniruddha A","family":"Tirumalai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vitreoretina, Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"509","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajo.2005.03.057","article-title":"Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group. 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