I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Streaming nostril on the affected side, due to loss of muscle control around the nose. THE NHS further add that a dry mouth ...

The NHS has issued a warning not to ignore symptoms which happen on your face as it could be an indicator of Bell's palsy.

An antibiotic ointment might be prescribed to help ... eye drops that open up your pupil to relieve pain, corticosteroid eye drops or oral steroids that relieve inflammation, eye injections ...

A chalazion is a swollen, pain-free lump on the eyelid. It gradually forms when the meibomian gland, a sebaceous (oil) gland, is blocked. A chalazion is sometimes called an eyelid cyst or a ...

You apply this steroid-free eczema treatment directly to the skin. TCIs for eczema come in two forms: tacrolimus ointment (Protopic ... Mild infections, including pink eye and upper respiratory ...

The rationale for the study, according to the authors, is that “Nearly 2% of the US population received a prescription for ...

The condition appears to be triggered when the optic nerve swells, choking off its blood supply because the nerve's pathway ...

Results from a case series identified a potential association between ophthalmic complications and the rapid correction of hyperglycemia, brought on by patients using either semaglutide or tirzepatide ...

Aggressive treatment before ocular surgery helps avoid postoperative issues with visual quality in patients with dry eye ...

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2005;6(2):85-101. Systemic corticosteroids are used in the treatment of severe inflammatory conditions of the eye, such as posterior uveitis or scleritis. Systemic ...

Ointments have the advantage of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents of children prefer drops, and no therapeutic advantage of one over the other has been demonstrated.