When this virus affects the eye, it is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

The problem is likely to be herpes zoster ophthalmicus if your doctor finds some or all of these symptoms:

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is a rash on the forehead, cheek, nose, and around one eye, which could threaten your sight.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus involves the orbit of the eye and occurs in approximately 10% to 25% of cases.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus).

Treatment for herpes zoster ophthalmicus is similar to standard treatment for herpes zoster at other sites.

Chickenpox Shingles Herpes Zoster Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Postherpetic Neuralgia Zoster Sine Herpete Varicella-zoster is an infectious disease caused by a common virus known as herpes virus, also known as the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).

A smaller percentage will get a painful, blinding disease called ophthalmic zoster.

Some 15% of shingles patients get ophthalmic zoster - shingles that affects one or both eyes.

Ophthalmic zoster is a cutaneous condition, a specific type of herpes zoster affecting the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve.