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Shingles and eyes - looking for info
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| George Warner 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| I realize this post isn't 100% LASIK related but was hoping
some of you could point me in the right direction.
I'm looking for information regarding shingles (varicella-zoster)
in the eye, treatment and prognosis. I got it almost a year
ago. At that time, I was three years post-LASIK (a very
successful LASIK by the way). It has been a long, difficult
year. During that period, my shingles eye problem has
transitioned from pure hell to just a big nuisance (I can't
really complain but I still wish it were better).
I'm still being treated with steroids (prednisolone); that
treatment has been tapering off and I'm hoping that I can
be totally off of it soon. Maybe I'll be out of the woods
soon; I don't know. I've heard talk of people requiring
it for a long, long time. I hope I'm not in that same boat.
My cousin had it and she is fine now after steroid treatments.
I can find very little information on the topic. Most web
sites simply say that if you have shingles in your eye, see
your eye doctor right away.
I'm looking for medical info, experiences, etc. -- anything
that will help me better understand my condition and future
likelihood.
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| doctor_my_eye@msn.com 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| "Shingles" is an expression that is a common substitution for "herpetic
viral conjunctivitis."
When I just put those words into a Google web search, 9500 articles
showed up. Good luck on your hunt!
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| On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:09:51 -0500, doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote
(in article <1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> ):
> "Shingles" is an expression that is a common substitution for "herpetic
> viral conjunctivitis."
> When I just put those words into a Google web search, 9500 articles
> showed up. Good luck on your hunt!
>
DOCTOR Minarik:
"Shingles" is a form of herpes zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
"Herpetic viral conjunctivitis" is caused by herpes simplex, a different
herpes virus that also causes common cold sores and genital herpes.
They are both herpes viruses that can affect the eye, but not the same thing
and cause different symptoms and require different treatment.
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~RT
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| George Warner 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| In article <1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote:
> "Shingles" is an expression that is a common substitution for "herpetic
> viral conjunctivitis."
> When I just put those words into a Google web search, 9500 articles
> showed up. Good luck on your hunt!
Thanks. That did help. For what it's worth, it looks like a
better string to search for is "Herpes zoster ophthalmicus".
I found a good bit of info there.
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| doctor_my_eye@msn.com 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| Ya hey dere. As we are so close to da Wisconsin border, we still use
cheese as a home remedy for the both of them. ;) O.K., you dusted
off another section of brain cells. I do have to add that both topical
and oral antivirals are at least 500% more common and more effective
than they were 10 years ago. As all viruses have a similar biochemical
pathway to reproduce, the invention of oral antivirals in the treatment
of HIV has opened the door to much more effective antiviral therapy.
Much more effective than the old cheese wheel on the eye, anyway. ;)
RT wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:09:51 -0500, doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote
> (in article <1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> ):
>
"herpetic[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> DOCTOR Minarik:
>
> "Shingles" is a form of herpes zoster, the same virus that causes
chickenpox.
> "Herpetic viral conjunctivitis" is caused by herpes simplex, a
different
> herpes virus that also causes common cold sores and genital herpes.
> They are both herpes viruses that can affect the eye, but not the
same thing
> and cause different symptoms and require different treatment.
>
> --
> ~RT
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> ________________________________________________
>
> Hogwasher, Premier News and Mail for OS X
> http://www.asar.com/cgi-bin/product.../hogwasher.html
> ________________________________________________
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| Ragnar 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:16:11 GMT, RT <RTMD24@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:09:51 -0500, doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote
>(in article <1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> ):
>
>
>DOCTOR Minarik:
>
>"Shingles" is a form of herpes zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
> "Herpetic viral conjunctivitis" is caused by herpes simplex, a different
>herpes virus that also causes common cold sores and genital herpes.
>They are both herpes viruses that can affect the eye, but not the same thing
>and cause different symptoms and require different treatment.
Just because he's a doctor doesn't mean he should know what shingles
are...
Wait a minute... yes it does! He should know! heh
RT made the mistake of putting the label of Doctor on Minarik.
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| doctor_my_eye@msn.com 2005-03-26, 10:22 am |
| Thanks again, Doctor Ragnar for your important imput. I'm looking
forward to your presentation at the Painful Rectal Itch Symposium next
month. I have to scratch my XXX every time I think of you.
Ragnar wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:16:11 GMT, RT <RTMD24@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
<1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> ):[vbcol=seagreen]
"herpetic[vbcol=seagreen]
articles[vbcol=seagreen]
chickenpox.[vbcol=seagreen]
different[vbcol=seagreen]
same thing[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Just because he's a doctor doesn't mean he should know what shingles
> are...
>
> Wait a minute... yes it does! He should know! heh
>
> RT made the mistake of putting the label of Doctor on Minarik.
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| On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:51:34 -0500, doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote
(in article <1111809094.343537.162830@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> ):
> Ya hey dere. As we are so close to da Wisconsin border, we still use cheese
> as a home remedy for the both of them. ;) O.K., you dusted off another
> section of brain cells. I do have to add that both topical and oral
> antivirals are at least 500% more common and more effective than they were 10
> years ago. As all viruses have a similar biochemical pathway to reproduce,
> the invention of oral antivirals in the treatment of HIV has opened the door
> to much more effective antiviral therapy. Much more effective than the old
> cheese wheel on the eye, anyway. ;)
I agree, I've always preferred wearing cheese on my head than in my eye
anyway.
--
~RT
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| Ragnar 2005-03-29, 7:24 pm |
| That reminds me Doctor Minarik. We were able to get a wide screen
display for the presentation so we will be able to use the photos of
the rash on your buttocks and the fungal infection of your rectum.
There was another "doctor" posting here not long ago with a fixation
upon the buttocks and all things fecal. And then there is ortho-k boy
in Australia with his fascination with the penis.
If the so-called medical professionals who post to this newsgroup are
representative of medical professionals.. one should really think
twice before going to a doctor at all.
On 26 Mar 2005 05:51:18 -0800, doctor_my_eye@msn.com wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
>Thanks again, Doctor Ragnar for your important imput. I'm looking
>forward to your presentation at the Painful Rectal Itch Symposium next
>month. I have to scratch my XXX every time I think of you.
>Ragnar wrote:
><1111788591.688954.157560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> ):
>"herpetic
>articles
>chickenpox.
>different
>same thing
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