Herpes simplex eye virus

[mazzywoo]

Hello everyone.
Can anyone please tell me whether the herpes simplex eye condition can be triggered by strong sunlight (the cold-sore variety definitely can!). I have had 2 bouts of this nasty eye problem this year and apparently it may keep returning despite the intensive treatments prescribed by the eye clinic. As it is such a painful thing to suffer from, I obviously want to try and find out what may be causing it!
The reason I am asking is that this latest eruption seemed to follow a day when I sat outside reading on a very sunny day earlier this week.
I would be grateful to hear from anyone who may know the answer to this.
Many thanks, Maz x

[LazyGun]

One of the symptoms can be photophobia mazzy, so yes sunlight can aggravate the problem.
Webpage for your information here:
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000760/

[mazzywoo]

Thank you very much for the link Lazygun-very helpful and as I suspected, sunlight may well be a trigger factor!
best wishes, Maz

[sqad617]

Methinks there is a little confusion here as mazzywoo asks"can herpes simplex virus be triggered by strong sunlight?" In other words can strong sunlight CAUSE the eye form of herpes simplex, and I think that the answer to that is that there is no evidence that it does.

Photophobia, the intolerance to strong light ,certainly is a side effect of established herpes infection, which is quite a different question