Shingles involving the ophthalmic nerve of the eye with a vesicular (small skin blister) erythematous (redness of the skin) rash along the nerve path (forehead, eyelid, and cornea) preceded by lancinating (sharply cutting) pain: Symptoms of herpes zoster ophthalmicus include swelling of the eyelid, a rash of the forehead, eye redness and sensitivity to light, and fever.