Study shows long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment benefits patients with eye disease and pain from shingles

Published Date: 23 Oct 2024

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to new research presented ...

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