I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

No cure is available for shingles. Treatment aims to reduce the severity ... a medical emergency because it may affect your eyes. If you notice the rash on your scalp traveling down your forehead ...

“The other issue we worry about is if it breaks out on the face and involves the eye because this can lead to blindness,” Fellin said. “Shingles around the eye is considered ...