Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause corneal inflammation in some patients
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 15:33
in Health & Medicine
In use for more than 20 years, the varicella zoster virus vaccine for chickenpox and shingles is considered an essential medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, researchers have found, in rare instances, a link between the vaccine and corneal inflammation. It is a finding the researchers say should be discussed by primary care physicians and patients with a history of eye inflammation before getting vaccinated.