A study of 10 otherwise healthy children with herpes zoster ophthalmicus found that nine of them achieved good visual acuity at their last visit, despite some degree of abnormal corneal ...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (seen in a different patient), ... Zoster begins and usually remains confined to a single dermatome or possibly two, although subsequent dissemination may occur.

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD A dermatome is an area of skin that gets its sensation from a specific spinal nerve root. Spinal nerves exist in 31 pairs, one on each side of the spine.

Dermatomes are areas of skin, ... Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox.

CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus, according to a speaker here. Elisabeth Cohen, MD ...

A new epidemiological study shows that the risk for stroke is increased after a zoster attack (aka shingles) by 30% and by up to 4-fold when the attack involves the eye.