LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The University of Arkansas for Medical sciences' Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institutes is looking for participants for a national, multicenter clinical trial concerning the ...

Shingles is a painful rash caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. It's a very common condition, as one out of three people will develop it ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eyes with a history of herpes zoster-related keratitis or uveitis were at high risk for herpes zoster disease ...

The first vaccine for shingles in the United States — Zostavax — was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2006. The landmark study, published in the The New England Journal of Medicine ...

Editor's note: This essay first appeared as a Facebook post. I wrote it the night I left the hospital. It details my recent bout with shingles and the first overnight hospital stay I can remember. The ...

Low-dose suppressive valacyclovir treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) did not show significant benefits at 12 months but showed treatment superiority at 18 months and a reduction in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with ...

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 ...