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MORE ABOUT IDU This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor: —After reading Dr. Kaufman's solicited comments on my letter to you, I feel, in the interest of clarity, that some additional statements should be made.I certainly have no quarrel with Dr. Kaufman's position that IDU represents a significant advance in the therapy of herpetic keratitis. Indeed, studies with our own preparation of IDU certainly tend to support the therapeutic findings presented in his article with Drs. Nesburn and Maloney in the May issue of the Archives.In defense of my comment that IDU inhibits both viral and cellular DNA, I should like to call attention to Dr. Kaufman's statement in his article (p. 590) where he points out that after all, "this drug was developed because of possible cytotoxic properties"; therefore, the logical assumption is that it does affect cellular DNA. In order to inhibit effectively the abnormally large amount of DNA being synthesized within a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

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Nelson, Eric L.
Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 68 (2) – Aug 1, 1962
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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor: —After reading Dr. Kaufman's solicited comments on my letter to you, I feel, in the interest of clarity, that some additional statements should be made.I certainly have no quarrel with Dr. Kaufman's position that IDU represents a significant advance in the therapy of herpetic keratitis. Indeed, studies with our own...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1962 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9950
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1538-3687
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10.1001/archopht.1962.00960030304030
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor: —After reading Dr. Kaufman's solicited comments on my letter to you, I feel, in the interest of clarity, that some additional statements should be made.I certainly have no quarrel with Dr. Kaufman's position that IDU represents a significant advance in the therapy of herpetic keratitis. Indeed, studies with our own preparation of IDU certainly tend to support the therapeutic findings presented in his article with Drs. Nesburn and Maloney in the May issue of the Archives.In defense of my comment that IDU inhibits both viral and cellular DNA, I should like to call attention to Dr. Kaufman's statement in his article (p. 590) where he points out that after all, "this drug was developed because of possible cytotoxic properties"; therefore, the logical assumption is that it does affect cellular DNA. In order to inhibit effectively the abnormally large amount of DNA being synthesized within a

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Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1962

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