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When do you consider initiating zoster prophylaxis in patients?

What about for planned procedures?
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Ophthalmology · Johns Hopkins Hospital Ophthalmology
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I do this when more than one episode of keratitis or uveitis per year; If a planned surgery, would start treatment doses one week before surgery and for 14 days after.

Nothing worse than reactivation of zoster.

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