 [ Symptoms ] is swelling common with shingles in the area around the eye  my husband has seen a dr and eye and is on medication but the swelling around his eye has got much worse [ Disease ] i strongly recommend returning to both the eye doctor and a dermatologist while it is not common blindness can be caused if the shingles virus infects the eye if the blisters are anywhere near his eye this can be a concern it is also possible that the anti viral they have him on simply is not effective for him i was prescribed two different anti virals to treat my shingles outbreak last fall because the first was not giving the results we wanted probably due to an incompatibility with my own body chemistrythat is what the dermatologist told me