, uff, what an awful situation to be caught in. It is so frustrating that the shingles is making it difficult to treat your eye or be seen by your eye doctor for these new symptoms. Would there be any benefit to asking your eye doctor about a virtual appointment? They obviously wouldn't be able to use the equipment to get a good look, but maybe just looking at it would be enough for the doctor to offer you some ideas. Also, I don't know if any of this is helpful, but our sister site has an article hub dedicated to shingles that you might like to peruse: https://copd.net/shingles-signs-symptoms-support
How are you feeling today? I hope the shingles rash begins to clear up soon so you can have an in-person visit with your eye doctor. Please keep us posted on how you are managing! Wishing you a gentle day. ~Allyson (ChronicDryEye.net team)