yes shingles can definitely affect the eye. this is called herpetic keratitis and can be quite serious if not diagnosed promptly and treated effectively. steroid eye drops can make herpes in the eye worse so this is usually not done unless specifically prescribed by an ophthalmologist. antibiotic eye drops would have no beneficial effect on herpes involving the eye so special anti-viral/anti-herpetic drops are used. having chicken pox as a child is really a prerequisite to getting shingles; in the eye or other places. the chicken pox virus is also a herpes virus that has reactivated from a second exposure. i am pleased that her eye cultures came back negative.
can shingles affect the cornea of your eye? . my daughter has been seeing eye specialists and they have scraped the cornea to get cultures and ran tests they came back negative. they said it's possible it's shingles could that be possible? she has been taking antibiotics steroids eye drops she is 40 yrs. old and has had chicken pox as a child.