[Marcella]

Dr. Mark Wilkerson is with Avery Eye Clinic now but I think he may still use his location at 9201 Pinecroft Dr., Suite 230, The Woodlands. Pinecroft is to the right off Hwy. 45 before you get into a lot of traffic farther on in The Woodlands. I drove there myself without a problem. The Conroe number is 936-647-2787. The toll free number is 1-888-918-1109.

The Avery Clinic in Conroe is at 400 S. Loop 336 W. at Grand Lake, Conroe. Avery Clinic website is www.averyeyeclinic.com

My eyes are so important to me that I wouldn't let anyone touch them unless I was sure of the doctor. I also know Dr. Wilkerson, our chairman, really well and threatened Mark I would tell his Dad if he screwed up my eyes.

Near the end of my surgeries I went there and there in the office was an older couple who live in these townhouses. His wife's left eye suddenly lost vision, so they had come to Wilkerson as he had done cataract surgery on the husband at some time. I saw her later, and that eye had the virus from her having Chicken Pox when a child - just like most of us had when a child. That virus was in her eye and he treated the eye but it never totally recovered from that. That is the first time I have ever heard of that virus actually becoming active in later life. I had no idea it could manifest itself in an eye.

[ladyjane]

Herpes zoster. Yes, it can affect the nerves on the face and the eye. It manifests itself as shingles. Very painful. One of the leading causes of suicide in the elderly.

[rightly_dividing]

I have been aware of the chicken pox /herpes virus causing shingles. I am planning on getting a shingles vaccination. The pharmacy has a list of shots they can administer. My dad had shingles and also a neighbor lady recently. It is no fun to have and takes a while to get past.