Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

For the millions of Americans who suffer from shingles each year, the threat of vision loss has long been a looming concern.

New York, October 20 (IANS): A team of researchers has found that taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

Year-long use of a typical antiviral treatment for shingles was particularly impactful in reducing complications when the condition eventually affected the eye ...

low-dose antiviral treatment,” said Bennie Jeng, chair of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine. Ocular shingles begins in the nerve connecting the brain to the eye and is present in ...

Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to new research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...