Table 1.

Described cases of HHV6 associated retinitis/uveitis/optic neuritis.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Abbreviations: PCR – Polymerase chain reaction; CSF – Cerebrospinal fluid; RT – Reverse transcriptase; IV – Intravenous; VEP – Visual evoked potentials.

Author and journal	Date	Age	Immune status	Site of isolation	Laterality	Treatment	Outcome
Ogata et al. Jpn J Ophthalmol10	2011	63	Competent	Aqueous/multiplex PCR	Left	Steroids + ganciclovir	Recovered full vision
Moschettini et al. J Clin Virol11	2006	23	Competent	CSF/Serum PCR; RT-nested PCR for HHV6 mRNA	Bilateral	Ganciclovir	Relapses, ultimately successful treatment
Papageorgiou et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm12	2014	22	Competent	CSF	Bilateral	Acyclovir + steroids	Recovered full vision
Maslin et al. J Infect13	2007	81	DM, AML (10 months remission)	CSF PCR, Aqueous humor PCR	Bilateral	Intravitreal foscarnet → ganciclovir	Recovered previous vision
Mechai et al. J Med Virol14	2007	59	HIV, CD4 > 200	CSF, blood	Bilateral	IV foscarnet + IV ganciclovir→ cidofovir + valganciclovir	Recovered vision, VEP remained abnormal
Hino et al. Br J Haematol15	2015	39	MDS s/p HLA matched BMT	CSF PCR	Bilateral	Foscarnet IV	Stabilized but persistent memory deficit
Oberacher-Velten et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol16	2005	31	Diabetes	Blood serology	Bilateral	Foscarnet IV	Recovered vision