Threatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection


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 […]

Some patients face vision loss, blurry eyesight post-Covid. Doctors can’t confirm link yet


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 […]

COVID Linked To Disorder That Causes Sudden Vision Loss, Study Says


Zachary Snowdon Smith Forbes Covid-19 infection is linked to eye conditions called retinal vascular occlusions—blockages of blood vessels in the eye that can cause vision loss—according to a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology that threw light on one of several little-understood long-term effects of the virus. Researchers have linked Covid-19 infection to a vascular disorder that can result […]