Authors: Date:nnNovember 14, 2022 University of Basel Summary:It’s not uncommon for people to lose their sense of taste and smell due to a COVID-19 infection. In others, the disease has had an even stronger impact on the nervous system, with effects ranging from lasting concentration problems to strokes. Now, researchers have reported new insights into […]
Authors: Marina Zheng via The Epoch Times Novemer 22, 2022 Ivermectin has been hailed as a “wonder drug” and, according to the UNESCO World Science Report, a critical component of “one of the most triumphant public health campaigns ever waged in the developing world.” However, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institutes of […]
Authors: Marcia Frellick July 28, 2021 British Journal of Ophthalmology Evidence of “long COVID” may be present in a patient’s eyes, according to a small study published online this week in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The researchers found that nerve fiber loss and an increase in dendritic or key immune cells on the cornea may help identify long […]
Authors: Ayman G. Elnahry, Zainab B. Asal, Noreen Shaikh, Kate Dennett,Mai N. Abd Elmohsen,Gehad A. Elnahry International Journal of Neuroscience Abstract Purpose We report two cases of optic nerve pathology after the administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines, respectively, and describe the implications for management of post-vaccination central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. Case […]
Authors: Mary Stroka September 1st, 2021 Patients with long COVID-19 have corneal small nerve fiber damage and increased dendritic cells (DCs), investigators found in a study published in British Journal of Ophthalmology. An estimated 80% of patients who recover from COVID-19 continue to have at least 1 symptom, sign, or abnormal laboratory parameter, beyond 2 weeks after initial […]
Authors: Medical Author: Rohini Radhakrishnan, ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon Medical Reviewer: Pallavi Suyog Uttekar, MD Medicine Net Recent studies have found that COVID-19 can affect multiple organs, including the eyes. In some cases, the virus can enter the body through the eyes when rubbed with infected hands or if respiratory droplets from an affected person happen […]
Authors: Seyfettin Erdem, Mine Karahan, Sedat Ava, Mehmet Emin Dursun, eyla Hazar & Ugur Keklikci\\\Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimentalm Ophthalmology volume 259, pages2295–2300 (2021) Abstract Purpose To demonstrate the effects of the disease on the corneal endothelium in individuals recovering from COVID-19 through specular microscopy. Methods Eighty individuals recovering from COVID-19 (group 1) and 72 healthy controls (group 2) were […]
Authors: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant November 18. 2022 Purpose: Anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) vaccination is recommended by AST, ISHLT, and CDC in all transplant recipients. Lung transplant recipients (LTR) are at a higher risk of developing severe symptoms due to higher immunosuppression (IS) an baseline compromised graft […]
Authors: William A. Haseltine Forbes November 13, 2022 While Covid-19 is commonly associated with infection of the lungs, heart and other vital organs, a growing body of evidence suggests that infection can also impact the eye. Approximately 1 in 10 people exposed to Covid-19 experience at least one eye problem, such as dryness, redness, blurred […]
Authors: Jakob Pansell, Peter C. Rudberg, Max Bell, Ola Friman & Charith Cooray Scientific Reports volume 12, Article number: 17255 (2022) Cite this article1500 Accesses 4 AltmetricMetrics 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 […]