![]() Rapuano - And Glaucoma is another issues that you can get so it can affect all kinds of problems in the eye. It can affect the structures inside the eye like the Retina and if not treated quickly and effectively it can lead to vision loss.ĭr. It can affect the front of the eye, the cornea. Meghpara - Shingles in the eye can be very tricky problem. Rapuano - What about in the eye, what if shingles gets in the eye, is that a problem or does it go away kind of.ĭr. Rapuano - It is a severe pain sometimes that is just devastating to patients.ĭr. But it can affect other things as well you can once the rash goes away you can get something called postherpetic neuralgia which is a painful condition that that can take months and months ago and sometimes it never goes away.ĭr. Sometimes it can be minor and sometimes it can be quite severe. The way shingles typically presents is with the rash, either on the body, on the face and it's often a painful rash. We are all exposed to Chicken Pox at a young age and then it goes dormant in the body and years later maybe in the 50s, 60s, 70s for reasons that we really don't know why it becomes reactivated in the form of the shingles virus. So Shingles it actually first starts out as Chicken Pox. Beeran can you tell us a little bit about Shingles around the body and also in the eye.īeeran Meghpara, MD - Sure Chris I would love to. Shingles around the body and especially shingles around the eye and also ways to prevent it. We are here today to talk about shingles. We are coming to from The Wills Eye Alumni Society Newsroom at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Christopher Rapuano, Chief of the cornea service at Wills Eye Hospital and I'm here with my associate Beeran Meghpara, MD also on the cornea service at Wills Eye Hospital. When the eye is involved there that can be redness, foreign body sensation, light sensitivity, pain, discharge, and mild to severe decreased vision.Ĭhristopher J. A few days later it may break out into a painful one-sided rash in the scalp, forehead and around the eye. HZO often begins with a tingling or burning sensation of the scalp, forehead or cheeks. It can also affect the cornea and cause inflammation in the front or back of the eye and glaucoma. The same varicella zoster virus can recur decades later causing shingles, most commonly on the trunk of the body. DefinitionĬhicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus. When it involves the cornea, it is termed herpes zoster keratitis. PHN often subsides over months, but if not, certain medications can be helpful. Shingles may also cause chronic skin sensitivity or pain, termed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). As in the treatment of herpes simplex keratitis, if steroids are used, they often need to be decreased very slowly, frequently over months to years. HZO can also affect the eyeball and cause inflammation in the front or back of the eye, and also glaucoma.ĭepending on the exact ocular involvement, shingles in the eye may be treated with a variety of medications including steroids. If caught within the first few days of the rash, shingles is treated with antiviral pills. A few days later it may break out into a painful rash. It often begins with a tingling or burning sensation of the scalp, forehead or cheeks. When it occurs around the eye, it is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus.
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