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 ...

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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 the ...

Shingles, medically known as herpes zoster, is a viral infection that causes a painful, blistering rash. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you had ...

Shingles is a painful viral infection that can affect anyone who has had chickenpox, not just older adults.

NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently diagnosed with shingles. The news drew attention to an illness that many people ...