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Boynton Beach Eye Doctor Doctors for Herpes of the EyeType of Physician: Eye Doctor What is a Eye Doctor? A certification by the Board of Ophthalmology; practitioners provide comprehensive eye and vision care. They are trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all eyelid and orbital problems affecting the eye and visual pathways, and to diagnose, monitor and treat all eye and visual disorders. They often prescribe vision services (glasses and contact lenses) as well as serve as a consultant to physicians and other professionals. Specialty: Ophthalmology Common Name: Eye Doctor Eye Doctor Doctors in Boynton Beach * Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc  Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc  Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc  Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Inc  Paul E Pataky MD  Katzen Eye Care & Laser Center  Michael L Levine MD PA  Katzen Eye Care & Laser Center  Katzen Eye Care & Laser Center  Boynton Eye Institute PA  Stephen Robins MD  Palm Beach Eye Center  Palm Beach Eye Center  Retina Group of Florida  Brad E Oren MD  Retina Group of Florida  Advanced Eye & Laser Center  Florida Eye & Plastic Surgery Associates  Retinal Eye Care Associates  South Palm Eye Associates  South Palm Eye Associates  Visual Health & Surgical Center  Wiener Bastien MD  Retina Center of South Florida  Jaffe Eye Institute  Jaffe Eye Institute  Jaffe Eye Institute  Retina Center of South Florida  Jaffe Eye Institute  Jaffe Eye Institute  Delray Eye Associates  Delray Eye Associates  Delray Eye Associates  Delray Eye Associates  Rothchild Eye Institute  Delray Eye Associates  Bruce Segal MD  Delray Eye Associates  Delray Eye Associates  Jeffrey Siegal MD  Paul M Feuer MD  Clear Vue Laser Eye Center  Low Vision Solutions  Cohen Laser & Vision Center  Bedotto Wallace & Clewner MDs  Bedotto Wallace & Clewner MDs  Aker & Kasten Eye Center  Aker & Kasten Eye Center  Steven Fagien MD  Retina Group of Florida  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  The Retina Institute of Florida  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Kurtzman & Salama MDs  Kurtzman & Salama MDs  Robert Bentz DO  Cano & Manning Eye Center  Matthew D Kay MD PA  Cano & Manning Eye Center  Mittleman Eye Center  Mittleman Eye Center  Richard Shugarman MD  John H Merey MD  Florida Vision Institute  James H Guildford MD  Pediatric Ophthalmology Associates  Florida Vision Institute  Florida Vision Institute  Palm Beach Eye Center  George Wong MD  Presidential Eye Center PA  Palm Beach Eye Clinic  Palm Beach Eye Clinic  West Boca Eye Center  SPECIALTY RETINA CENTER  Pediatric Ophthalmology Consultants  West Boca Eye Center  Pediatric Ophthalmology Consultants  Pediatric Ophthalmology Consultants  L David Monroe MD  Andrew F Bruno MD  South Florida Eye Associates  South Florida Eye Associates  South Florida Eye Associates  Deerfield Eye Institute  Kevin T Kelly MD  Alan Mitchell MD  Brian I Haft MD  Advanced Eye Care of South Florida PL  Vitreo Retinal Consultants  Advanced Eye Care of South Florida PL  Douglas R Leder DO  Michael Loeffler MD  Oculoplastics & Orbital Consultants  Rand Eye Institute  Rand Eye Institute  Rand Eye Institute Boynton Beach, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Herpes of the EyeRead the Herpes of the Eye article » Introduction to Herpes Viruses and the EyesMost people are surprised to find out that two types of herpes viruses -- the one that causes cold sores and the one that causes chickenpox -- can cause serious eye problems. These two viruses are not the same virus that causes genital herpes, and herpetic eye disease is not a sexually transmitted disease. One of the viruses that cause herpetic eye disease is called the varicella-zoster virus. It is the same virus that causes chickenpox and the nervous system disease shingles. When this virus affects the eye, it is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus. The other virus that causes herpetic eye disease is called herpes simplex type 1. Herpes simplex type 1 is the same virus that causes cold sores on the lips and mouth. In the eye, it usually causes an infection of the cornea. This infection is called herpes simplex keratitis.
How Does Herpetic Eye Disease Develop?Like many viruses, the herpes simplex 1 and varicella-zoster viruses are present in most adults. The viruses in the herpes family usually live around the nerve fibers in humans without ever causing a problem. Occasionally, the viruses will start to multiply, or they will move from one area of the body to another, and that is when herpetic disease breaks out. This often happens when the immune system of the body is weakened by some other health problem. How Is Herpetic Eye Disease Diagnosed?The two types of herpetic eye disease have different symptoms. One thing they have in common, however, is that they can both be very painful because they affect the nerves directly. The problem is likely to be herpes zoster ophthalmicus if your doctor finds some or all of these symptoms:
Recommended Reading Related to Herpes of the EyeHerpes Simplex Infections (Cold Sores, Non-Genital) » What are herpes simplex infections?Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cause infections that affect the mouth, the face, the genitals, the skin, the buttocks, and the anal area. This article will concentrate on non-genital herpes. Many people acquire the virus and have no symptoms. For others, painful blisters appear near the area where the virus entered the body. Typically, the blisters heal completely but reappear at some point in the future when least expected (or desired). In between attacks, the virus resides deep in the roots of the nerves that supply the involved area. When herpes simplex lesions appear in their most common location, around the mouth and lips, people often refer to them as "cold sores" and "fever blisters."
What causes cold sores?There are two types of HSV, type I and type II. In general, type I, also known as herpes labialis, causes infections above the waist, most commonly as oral "cold sores." Type II infectio... Read the Herpes Simplex Infections (Cold Sores, Non-Genital) article » Other Related Herpes of the Eye ArticlesEmergency Contact for Boynton Beach
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