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 ...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- One year of valacyclovir is beneficial for patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, ...

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology was held from Oct. 18 to 21 in Chicago and attracted participants ...

This is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and can result in keratitis (inflammation of the cornea), iritis (inflammation of the iris), and inflammation in other parts of the eye. Roughly ...

In about 8 percent of the more than 1 million new shingles cases in the United States each year, the virus awakens in the nerve that supplies the forehead and eye, a condition called herpes zoster ...

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

Significant treatment benefits seen at 18 months; in addition, risk for experiencing subsequent end points lower with valacyclovir. HealthDay News — One year of valacyclovir is beneficial for ...

This is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and can result in keratitis (inflammation of the cornea), iritis (inflammation of the iris), and inflammation in other parts of the eye. Roughly ...

a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when inside the eye, with both causing pain, redness, decreased vision ...