John Murphy, CEO The COVID-Long haul Foundation Abstract Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, research has increasingly demonstrated that COVID-19 is a multisystem disease with significant ophthalmologic implications. While […]
Long COVID and Optic Nerve Involvement: Pathobiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management
John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H. D.P.H., President Covid Long-haul Foundation Abstract Post‑acute sequelae of SARS‑CoV‑2 infection (long COVID) frequently manifest with systemic, neurologic, and visual symptoms. While neurocognitive and cardiopulmonary sequelae […]
Ocular Symptoms Among COVID-19 Positive Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Nayef F. Alswaina • Abdulrahman Alsowinea • Yazeed K. Alhabeeb •et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76671 Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a widespread viral illness, has been linked to a range of respiratory and other systemic symptoms. Along […]
Endogenous Endophthalmitis Associated With COVID-19: A Systematic Review on Its Incidence, Risk Factors, Causative Organisms, and Prognosis
Abdulaziz M. Alshehri, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70523 Cureus 16(9): e70523. doi:10.7759/cureus.70523 Abstract Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is a rare but severe intraocular infection resulting from hematogenous dissemination of microorganisms. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has […]
Nerve Palsy With Positive Asialo-GM1 Antibody After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination
Ifeanyichukwu Ozobu • Ethan Salter • Sophia Salter • et. al. 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65045 Abstract mRNA vaccines have been a critical tool in combating the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and demonstrated a high safety profile. However, […]
COVID-19 may damage corneal, lenticular transparency
Authors: Kalie VanDewater January 2022 Helio News Patients with a previously confirmed COVID-19 infection had significantly higher corneal and lenticular densitometric values compared with patients without a prior COVID-19 diagnosis, […]
Optic Neuropathy after COVID-19
Authors: Alicia Chen, Andrew Go Lee, MD, Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD, Noor Laylani, Pamela Davila-Siliezar American College of Opthalmology Optic neuropathy has been reported in COVID19 and the mechanisms remain ill defined although several hypotheses […]
COVID-19, the Eye, and the Brain
By Lori Baker-Schena, MBA, EdD; COVID-19, the Eye, and the Brain; American College of Ophthalmology As the COVID-19 pandemic began, Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD, did not anticipate a direct […]
COVID-19 Can Affect Your Eyes: How COVID Causes Eye Pain and Eye Infections
Written by Nishika Reddy, MD | September 2023 Key takeaways: By now, we all know that COVID-19 affects important organs like the lungs and the heart. But did you know that COVID can also affect your eyes […]
Large COVID autopsy study finds SARS-CoV-2 all over the human body
By Rich Haridy January 04, 2023 Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases A study found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in over 80 different sites in the body In the […]