Ophthalmic herpes zoster

Virus infection of the Gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterized by pain and vesicular eruptions with much swelling. Ocular involvement is usually heralded by a vesicle on the tip of the nose. This area is innervated by the nasociliary nerve.

Also known as: herpes zoster ophthalmicus, HZO, Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO)

39 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.