AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age between 21 and above
* Patients who are diagnosed with anterior uveitis or endotheliitis with a positive aqueous real time PCR (RT-PCR) and/or positive tetraplex PCR for Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
* Patients with relapses and recurrent anterior segment disease that is PCR positive for CMV in aqueous
* Have not been on VIRGAN or any other form of ganciclovir therapy for the past 1 month
* Consent to undergo anterior chamber tap and give aqueous and tear samples for the study
* Able to undergo relevant tests (corneal pachymetry and laser flare cell photometry)
* Able to come for subsequent follow-up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
* CMV anterior uveitis with associated retinitis
* Other causes of hypertensive anterior uveitis / endotheliitis such as HSV, VZV infection
* Patients who have been on any form of (topical, local or systemic) ganciclovir therapy for the past1 month.
* Patients who are allergic to ganciclovir
* Patients who will require systemic or intra-vitreal ganciclovir therapy
* Immunocompromised patients
* Positive for HIV, Hep B and Hep C
* Not keen on participating in the study
* Patients who are incapable, either by law or mental state, of giving consents in their own right.
* Patients who are either unable or unwilling to keep scheduled appointments and adhere to the other aspects of the protocol
* Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Any other specified reason as determined by the clinical investigator.
What they're measuring
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Median concentration of ganciclovir in anterior chamber and ocular surface