[The corneal endothelium in ophthalmic zoster (author's transl)].

Up till now corneal endothelium changes in ophthalmic zoster have practically escaped general attention. According to our observations, however, a corneal endotheliitis is a regular feature in acute ocular zoster and often occurs as a late complication as well. The authors report on individual controls of the corneal endothelium by means of specular microscopy in six zoster patients who were treated with steroid eye drops.