J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1988 Apr;29(2):387-391.
A Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is an infectious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. It has no predilection for sex, race, or age, though the incidence and severity of zoster is greater in the elderly. The usual site of herpes zoster ophthalmicus is the skin and eye innervated by the gasserian ganglion that receives fibers from the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. A most serious lesion is corneal ulceration, frequently complicated by other evidence of keratitis, by uveitis, and by secondary glaucoma. The treatment of zoster is difficult and frustrating for no specific therapy is known.
