Nearly one in three people in the U.S. gets shingles, a recurrence of the herpes zoster virus, or chickenpox, every year. Of those, about 20% get ocular shingles, or shingles in the eye, which can ...

New drug study could help treat people suffering from shingles that spreads to the eye 01:35. There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye.

Since around 15 to 25% of all shingles cases are HZO in nature and can threaten the eye, it’s important to recognize this eye disease, the need for treatment, and a possible prevention option ...

Since around 15 to 25% of all shingles cases are HZO in nature and can threaten the eye, it’s important to recognize this eye disease, the need for treatment, and a possible prevention option ...

After shingles damaged her vision, this former eye surgeon looked for a way to keep it from happening to others. Her new study shows that a low-cost antiviral reduced the risk of eye disease.

"I couldn’t open my eye, and my face felt like it was on fire. My face was so disfigured I barely recognised myself." ...

Eye problems. If you have shingles in or near your eyes, forehead, or nose, see your doctor right away. Without treatment, it can lead to pain in your eyes but also to permanent loss of vision.

Developing shingles near the eyes can also impact your vision or cause discomfort in the ocular area. “Patients can have eye symptoms, and that can be eye pain, blurred vision, redness of the ...

Watch as Jean explains how falling asleep in her garden for “15 minutes” led to her eye becoming swollen shut and blistered - ...

If it infects an eye, it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone.

It started with sharp pain in and around my eye and no other symptoms for almost a week. Then a few days ago I started to get the rash and blisters and I was finally diagnosed with shingles. I got a ...

Shingles of the eye can cause scarring and vision loss. That's what happened to eye surgeon Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, who was forced to stop operating.