Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) right cheek. The active blisters lasted ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham finds AI-powered models can match ophthalmologists in diagnosing infectious keratitis, offering promise for global eye care improvements. A ...

Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when inside the eye, with both causing pain, redness, decreased vision, and sometimes glaucoma. Repeated flare-ups are associated ...

HealthDay News — One year of valacyclovir is beneficial for patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO ... of reducing new/worsening stromal keratitis, iritis, dendriform epithelial keratitis ...

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The researchers observed no significant treatment benefit in terms of reducing new/worsening stromal keratitis, iritis ... neuropathic pain medication in HZO patients and in those with ...

NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE Amer.: NNVC ) (the “Company”), a clinical stage global leader in broad-spectrum antiviral nanomedicines, today announces that Anil R. Diwan, Ph.D., the Company’s President ...

Age, sex, and steroid use have the potential to affect ocular complication risk in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Older age, female sex, steroid treatment, and stromal keratitis increase ...

Clinical features of herpes stromal keratitis Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is the most common cause of infectious corneal blindness in developed countries, with most cases resulting from ...

Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when inside the eye, with both causing pain, redness, decreased vision, and sometimes glaucoma. Repeated flare-ups are associated with ...