Better effectiveness of herpes zoster vaccine in preventing herpes zoster ophthalmicus with ocular involvement

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) occurs when the varicella-zoster virus is reactivated in the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, either with or without ocular involvement. Serious sequelae, including chronic ocular inflammation, vision loss, and disabling pain can occur in patients with ocular involvement. Our previous study reported that herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine was effective in protecting against HZO with ocular involvement. The aim was to confirm this observation by taking advantage of a novel natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to identify HZO patients with ocular involvement avoiding time-consuming chart review
Source: Value in Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research