Orbital apex syndrome is a rare manifestation of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. Herein we report on a case of orbital apex syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. A 75 year-old male complained of vision loss, conjunctival hyperemia and proptosis on the left eye, was referred to our clinic. Visual acuity was 5/10 Snellen lines and he had conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis, minimal nuclear c...

INTRODUCTION The vascular complications of herpes zoster are well recognised, however, there are few reports of central retinal artery occlusion. Central retinal artery occlusion following herpes zoster ophthalmicus is poorly recognised. This is likely due to the difficulties in obtaining tissue for histopathology to establish causality. We report a case of central retinal artery occlusion and ...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is not an uncommon condition in the elderly and the immunocompromised. The common ocular manifestations include blepharoconjunctivitis, keratitis and uveitis. Dramatic presentations like orbital apex syndrome and superior orbital fissure syndromes occur rarely in patients with herpes zoster meningo-encephalitis. We report a patient with herpes zoster meningo-enc...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, first described fully by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1866, is very rare in children, being predominantly an adult affection (Doggart, 1933; Bjork, 1950; Duke-Elder, 1952). Koch (1939), in reporting a case in a child of 51 years of age, states that only one other child, aged 12, developed zoster ophthalmicus at the Mayo Clinic before 1938. In a fairly exhaustive analysis o...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, first described fully by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1866, is very rare in children, being predominantly an adult affection (Doggart, 1933; Bjork, 1950; Duke-Elder, 1952). Koch (1939), in reporting a case in a child of 51 years of age, states that only one other child, aged 12, developed zoster ophthalmicus at the Mayo Clinic before 1938. In a fairly exhaustive analysis o...

BACKGROUND Skin lesions and pain are the most distinctive features of herpes zoster. Light-emitting diode (LED) therapy is an effective treatment known for its wound-healing effects. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the LED treatment affects wound healing and acute pain in acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus. METHODS We recruited 28 consecutive Korean patients with acute herpes zoster ophthalmic...

Two patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus and contralateral hemiparesis are described, and their findings compared with 49 patients previously reported. These patients presented with delayed contralateral hemiparesis approximately seven weeks after the onset of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Most patients had evidence of infarction of the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery by angiography or by ...

This report proves the relationship between herpes zoster ophthalmicus and seropositivity for HTLV-III in young and often apparently healthy African patients. The ophthalmologist should screen patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus for antibodies against HTLV-III in areas where this virus is endemic or if the patient belongs to a known risk group. If the test is positive, the patient should b...

Only a few reports have focused on ocular motor paralysis in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. We report a case of ocular motor paralysis resulting from herpes zoster. The patient, an 80-yr-old woman, presented with grouped vesicles, papules, and crusting in the left temporal area and scalp, with diplopia, impaired gaze, and severe pain. Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis was positive for varicellar zo...