{"id":5527,"date":"2024-02-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.cov19longhaulfoundation.org\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2024-01-26T10:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:34:11","slug":"researchers-find-an-eye-opening-covid-19-symptom-you-cant-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cov19longhaulfoundation.org\/?p=5527","title":{"rendered":"Researchers find an eye-opening COVID-19 symptom you can\u2019t ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About 20% of people suffer from dry eye disease due to a COVID-19 infection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Authors:  &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/authors\/herb-scribner\">Herb Scribner<\/a><a href=\"mailto:hscribner@deseretnews.com\">hscribner@deseretnews.com<\/a>&nbsp;Mar 29, 2022,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkmj.org\/abstracts\/v25n1\/38.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Researchers<\/a>&nbsp;recently discovered that about 20% of people infected by the novel coronavirus end up with dry eye disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why it matters:&nbsp;<\/strong>The dry eye&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/1\/20\/22893028\/omicron-variant-symptom-early-warning-covid-19-pink-eye-infection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 symptom<\/a>&nbsp;joins a growing list of various coronavirus symptoms someone can experience after infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Driving the news<\/strong>: A new study from the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hkmj.org\/abstracts\/v25n1\/38.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/a>&nbsp;found that the risk of dry eye disease (DED) can increase for those who were infected by the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/1\/20\/22893028\/omicron-variant-symptom-early-warning-covid-19-pink-eye-infection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This omicron variant symptom is an early warning of COVID-19 infection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/u-s-world\/2020\/12\/26\/22196993\/new-covid-19-symptoms-sore-eyes-pink-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Sore eyes\u2019 is one of the most common COVID-19 symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/u-s-world\/2020\/4\/24\/21235202\/coronavirus-lingers-in-your-eyes-study-finds-covid-19-report-research-contagious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coronavirus lingers in your eyes, study finds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What they found:<\/strong>&nbsp;Researchers reviewed 228 cases of recovered COVID-19 patients from one to three months after infection and compared those records to 109 healthy people, per the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/health-environment\/article\/3172177\/coronavirus-1-5-recovered-patients-suffer-dry-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South China Morning Post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scientists found that patients who had COVID-19 had a higher risk for eye disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In fact, about 21.5% of patients had one sign of developing the condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Symptoms:&nbsp;<\/strong>The most common COVID-19 symptom was blurred vision, followed by itching, pain and burning sensations, per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/health-environment\/article\/3172177\/coronavirus-1-5-recovered-patients-suffer-dry-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South China Morning Post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tearing, discharge and redness were also mentioned among the top symptoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other symptoms included \u201cgrittiness, light sensitivity and lid swelling,\u201d but these were the least common symptoms, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/health-environment\/article\/3172177\/coronavirus-1-5-recovered-patients-suffer-dry-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South China Morning Post.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flashback:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Nina Aslam, a general practitioner who works for Goldeneye Eye Care in the United Kingdom, told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/health\/1549763\/omicron-symptoms-conjunctivitis-eye-signs-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Express<\/a>&nbsp;back in January that the omicron variant often caused conjunctivitis \u2014 or pinkeye \u2014 in patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cCell receptors by which COVID variants enter the body are present in the eye,\u201d she said at the time, as I wrote for the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/1\/20\/22893028\/omicron-variant-symptom-early-warning-covid-19-pink-eye-infection\" target=\"_blank\">Deseret News.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe virus penetrates the body by tricking the receptors for the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE-2) into thinking the virus is the ACE-2 enzyme.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThese receptors are found in different parts of the eye \u2014 cells which line the retina, eye white and eyelid.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 20% of people suffer from dry eye disease due to a COVID-19 infection Authors: &nbsp;&nbsp;Herb Scribnerhscribner@deseretnews.com&nbsp;Mar 29, 2022, Researchers&nbsp;recently discovered that about 20% of people infected by the novel 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