Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body’s nerve tissue for years when suddenly it’s ...

There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images The varicella-zoster virus is responsible for about 1 million new shingles cases in the U.S. each year—and shingles ...

Dear Doctor K: A couple of months ago, my wife had shingles. The rash spread to her face, near her eye. This went away without treatment, but the doctor said it could return. If it comes back, does ...

Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause eye inflammation, study finds The varicella zoster virus vaccine is the best way to protect against chickenpox and shingles, but recent research from the ...

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 ...

Shingles, a painful, blistering skin rash caused by the same virus as chicken pox, has a sister disease, herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), or ocular shingles. HZO is a similar-looking infection that ...

Shingles can cause a painful rash with blisters that might appear on only one side of the face. Prompt treatment with antiviral medications can help reduce the severity of the rash and prevent ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is effective at preventing shingles, and research shows it also has other benefits. Find out how it can protect you.