A. R. Reddy

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen, UK.

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Image showing stromal keratitis with anterior stromal involvement and superficial vascularisation.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: a clinician’s perspective

25 January 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES

Introduction Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). The term herpes is derived from a Greek work, herpein, which means ‘creeping’ and the word zoster means a belt or a girdle...