A 65-year-old woman presented to the office complaining of painful blisters on the left forehead. Yesterday, she started feeling numbness in her forehead. Physical examination shows vesicles involving the left forehead. This patient could develop blindness due to the involvement of which the following nerves?

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Eductional Objective: Viral reactivation within the trigeminal nerve leads to herpes zoster ophthalmicus. It could lead to blindness due to the involvement of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. The blindness is usually caused by acute keratitis.

A 65-Year-Old Woman Presented to the Office Complaining of Painful