Replied by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 05/21/2015
Dear Julia,
If you could find a high quality salve with comfrey in it, that may help it to heal more quickly. Vitamin E, or Wheat Germ oil may also be helpful.
~Mama to Many~
Replied by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 05/21/2015
Julia,
re; shingles virus above and in eye...
OUCH!!
I've used colloidal silver many times to kill conjunctivitis in my eye. But I'm careful not to use CS for more than two days running and three times per day. After a week I've used again.
Well, the CS works on that particular virus; and shingles is a virus. I'd personally give it a try to kill shingles virus in eye if me.
On shingles above eye I'd use a poultice or salve made of CS plus a little DMSO to make sure it penetrates. I've also added cayenne in the past with Vitamin E (natural, not synthetic). But given the close proximity to your eye, I'd be extra cautious that nothing drips down into the eye and to make sure of safety would leave off the cayenne. The DMSO could also be painful too so again I'd be extra cautions in the application above eye. I'd repeat four or five times in a few days. The CS will kill the virus I've found and the DMSO is a penetrant and carrier.