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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

"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 ...