Did you know that the flu, and even COVID, can cause pink eye? Here's how to treat it (and avoid spreading it to others).

There is evidence more time outside can help slow the progression of shortsightedness in children, due to the role sunlight ...

The risk of shingles-related blindness increases with age, but a more effective vaccine is now available for those 50 and older.

Eating two ounces of unsalted pistachios daily for 12 days significantly improved the health of macular pigment optical ...

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

This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Not everyone going to an eye doctor needs glasses. “There are people who start coming to see us, ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

There is no approved treatment for PHN. Shingles may also affect the eyes, potentially causing loss of vision. Contracting shingles has also been linked with increased risk of heart attack, stroke, ...

If the virus reactivates on the root nerve servicing the optic nerve, it can cause herpes zoster ophthalmicus, a form of shingles that can cause vision loss. In such cases, you may experience tingling ...

Some experts will tell you that the human eye can see between 30 and 60 frames per second. Some maintain that the human eye may be able to see much more than that although more research is needed.

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 ...