Around 8% of people who suffer an episode of shingles will get an infection in the eye, a condition known as herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. About 1 in 10 HZO cases result in moderate to ...

By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Virtually all adults have been exposed to the varicella zoster virus and around 30% will develop shingles at ... There is no approved treatment for PHN. Shingles may also affect the eyes, potentially ...

You can develop glaucoma (eye diseases that cause vision loss) and extreme pain if a shingles rash develops around your eye. Get medical attention right away if you develop a shingles rash near ...

Rozalia Russian has revealed how she had her Melbourne Cup Carnival experience ruined after contracting a painful viral infection shortly before the big race.

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"Around 30% of people don't go back for their second ... There is no approved treatment for PHN. Shingles may also affect the eyes, potentially causing loss of vision. Contracting shingles has also ...

It offers not just a treatment but hope – hope for clearer vision, less pain, and a better quality of life for millions of people around the world ... we approach the long-term management of ...