Authors: Steven Reinberg, US News & World Report As doctors learn more about COVID-19 infection, they are finding that in rare cases, it appears tied to a disturbing eye condition. Retinal vein occlusion is a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away from the retina, which causes blurred vision. It usually occurs in people […]
Doctors say there is not enough evidence for recovered patients of Covid-19 to begin worrying about losing sight, but urge caution and advise early intervention. Authors: SONIYA AGRAWAL The Print Dinesh Gupta, 56, of Ahmedabad has lost his vision partially and says it happened after he contracted Covid-19 in June. “On 10 June, I was […]
Not just conjunctivitis, Covid-19 may lead to a variety of eye complications which may result total vision loss if not treated on time Authors: Parmita Uniyal Only My Health Apart from the common symptoms of Covid-19, pink eye or conjunctivitis is seen in 1-3% of people suffering from the deadly virus. The eyes of the […]
Authors: Chaisiri JumroendararasameSomboon PanyakornRittirak OthongAuraya JumroendararasameWorapot SrimananKun Tipparut12345678910 American Journal of Opthalmology A B S T R A C TPurpose: The first reported case of bilateral transient visual field defect, experienced by an ophthalmologist, which developed shortly after COVID-19 vaccination (CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech Ltd., Beijing, China) and confirmed by computerized automated perimetry.Observation: The patient is […]
Authors: Jakob Pansell, Peter C. Rudberg, Max Bell, Ola Friman & Charith Cooray Scientific Reports volume 12, Article number: 17255 (2022) Abstract Neurological symptoms are common in Covid-19 and cerebral edema has been shown post-mortem. The mechanism behind this is unclear. Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) has not been extensively studied in Covid-19. ICP can be estimated noninvasively with measurements of the optic nerve […]
Authors: Parmita Uniyal Covid-19 is known to affect our eyes and around 1-3 per cent of people infected with the disease get conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye. But can Covid also lead to vision loss? How does Covid affect our eyes? A recent study published in JAMA Ophthalmology says the incidence of retinal vein occlusions appeared […]
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, according to a prospective, cross-sectional study. “In addition to the determination of conjunctival abnormalities, the virus was also found to be present in both tears […]
Last updated April 26, 2024, News & Magazine NewsroomHSC NewsUSC Health, Interviewed by Eric Weintraub, Additional Expertise Contributions by Dr. Brian Toy Much continues to remain unknown about the constantly evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, more information has become available in the past 1.5 years regarding COVID-19’s effects on one of the most sensitive parts […]
About 20% of people suffer from dry eye disease due to a COVID-19 infection Authors: Herb Scribnerhscribner@deseretnews.com Mar 29, 2022, Researchers recently discovered that about 20% of people infected by the novel coronavirus end up with dry eye disease. Why it matters: The dry eye COVID-19 symptom joins a growing list of various coronavirus symptoms someone can experience after infection. […]
Authors: Sareen T. Ali,Anthony K. Kang,Tulsi R. Patel,Jeffrey R. Clark, et. al. ,May 2022 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Abstract Objective We characterized the evolution of neurologic symptoms and self-perceived recovery of non-hospitalized COVID-19 “long haulers” 6–9 months after their initial Neuro-COVID-19 clinic evaluation. Methods In this follow-up study on the first 100 patients, 50 […]