She tested a new way to treat shingles of the eye with an antiviral drug for a year rather than the usual seven to 10 days. Patients with zoster eye disease, who received a placebo, had a 44% risk ...
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 ...
Year-long use of a typical antiviral treatment for shingles was particularly impactful in reducing complications when the condition eventually affected the eye ...