Maudgal P C, Verbruggen A M, De Clercq E, Busson R, Bernaerts R, de Roo M, Ameye C, Missotten L
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1985 Jan;26(1):45-9.
Following topical application of (125)IVDU, the radiolabeled analogue of bromovinyldeoxyuridine ([E]-5-[2-bromovinyl]-2'-deoxyuridine), as 0.5% or 0.3% eyedrops, to rabbits, (125I)IVDU appeared in the anterior chamber fluid at drug levels well above the minimum concentration (0.01 microgram/mL) required for inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 replication. These findings are consistent with the efficacy of 0.5% bromovinyldeoxyuridine eyedrops in the topical treatment of herpes simplex uveitis.