Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of HPV Ocular Surface Infections

More than 100 different mucosal types of human papillomavirus (HPV) have been identified. The existence of different HPV types at different sites of the human body was recognized in the late 1960s. Human papillomavirus infection is considered the most common sexually transmitted disease and can infect the ocular surface, as well (1-3). The mode of transmission of HPV infection to the conjunctiva in adults is considered autoinoculation from contaminated fingers in the majority of cases.