DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

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 ...

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

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she noticed a blister near the hairline. She knew immediately what it was: shingles. At the time, in 2008, Cohen was director of the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.

It offers not just a treatment but hope – hope for clearer vision, less pain, and a better quality of life for millions of ...

Shingles may also affect the eyes, potentially causing loss of vision ... Curevo is a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company based near Seattle dedicated to reducing the burden of ...

Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that ... that damage the eye's light-sensing retina and threatens vision. Around 1 in 3 children ...