See Also: herpes zoster ophthalmicus(medicine)
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herpes zoster ophthalmicus (medicine)


herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Virus infection of the gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterised 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.