[The efficacy of antiviral preparations in treating epidemic keratoconjunctivitis].

A study of the therapeutic effect in 159 patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis treated by antiviral preparations: alpha-interferon, prodigiosane, 0.25% phlorenale and 0.05% riodoxole ointments has a sufficiently high effect of the mentioned preparations; the duration of the disease is shorter in these patients as compared with patients treated by common antibiotic preparations. As compared with other medicinal preparations, the therapeutic effect of alpha-interferon and phlorenale was evident not only in the shortening of terms of treatment, but also in prevention of keratitis in such patients. The therapeutic effect was higher when the preparations were prescribed at early terms (1-4 days) of the disease.