National Institutes of Health Pledges $15 Million to Support Research into Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
              
            
    
        November 17, 2016
    
    
            
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            NEI is funding a 5-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus, a form of shingles that can seriously and permanently affect the eye.