Does COVID-19 have a link with the eyes?
4 years, 9 months ago

Does COVID-19 have a link with the eyes?

The Hindu  

We ophthalmologists are used to the red/pink eye, called Madras Eye, which is a viral conjunctivitis caused by Adenovirus. COVID-19 also spreads from droplet source, and has respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness which is not in the case of adenoviral infections. Those affected experience symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or conjunctivitis, which can appear between two to 14 days, after being exposed to the virus. A recent study of hospitals across China, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found “conjunctival congestion” or red, infected eyes in nine of 1,099 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Patients typically present with respiratory illness, including fever, cough and shortness of breath; conjunctivitis has also been reported.

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How to Prevent and Treat Eye Infections
1 month, 1 week ago

How to Prevent and Treat Eye Infections

Deccan Chronicle  

Sir Elton John revealed during an interview on ABC's Good Morning America that he had lost the sight in his right eye after an eye infection. Understanding Common Eye Infections: The most common types of eye infections, such as conjunctivitis, are typically not severe and often resolve without medical intervention. When to Seek Medical Help: More Serious Infections While most …

City Reports Alarming Rise in Conjunctivitis Cases
1 year, 5 months ago

City Reports Alarming Rise in Conjunctivitis Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Eye hospitals in the city are getting overcrowded as countless patients are reporting conjunctivitis infection caused by heavy rains and humid weather conditions. Rain water entering the eyes can cause conjunctivitis infection.” The common symptoms are redness, itchiness, swelling, sticky discharge from the eye, tearing and sensitivity to light also known as ‘photophobia’. Dr Muralidhar Ramappa, cornea consultant, said …

Conjunctivitis cases on the rise: Can sunglasses prevent the infection?
1 year, 5 months ago

Conjunctivitis cases on the rise: Can sunglasses prevent the infection?

Firstpost  

India is reporting a surge in conjunctivitis or ‘pink eye’ cases that causes swelling of the conjunctiva. “In rare but severe cases, patients come in with swollen, painful eyes as well,” Dr Dhruv Chauhan, Physician, Sanjeevan Medical Research Centre, Delhi, IMA-MSN National zonal coordinator, told The Quint. “It is not uncommon to see people with conjunctivitis wearing dark sunglasses, assuming …

Thousands Contact Eye Infection in North Andhra, ICMR names it adenovirus
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands Contact Eye Infection in North Andhra, ICMR names it adenovirus

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Thousands of people, mostly school-going children, have contracted viral conjunctivitis or what’s called pink eye in north Andhra region. She said a special cell has been opened in the regional eye hospital where specific treatment for the infection is available and free medicines given. Advising people not to buy eye drops from medical shops, she said over-the-counter medications contained …

Conjunctivitis hits Delhi with over 100 cases a day
1 year, 5 months ago

Conjunctivitis hits Delhi with over 100 cases a day

Firstpost  

The increasing number of conjunctivitis cases has prompted the Delhi government to issue an advisory for all private and government schools Delhi has been witnessing a rapid rise in eye flu cases with AIIMS recording over 100 cases per day. Dr JS Titiyal, Chief of RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said, “We …

Conjunctivitis: What causes pinkeye and how can you tell which kind you have?
1 year, 5 months ago

Conjunctivitis: What causes pinkeye and how can you tell which kind you have?

Hindustan Times  

Pink eye, medically known as conjunctivitis, is a widespread eye condition that involves the inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva—the transparent membrane lining your eyelid and part of your eyeball. Viral conjunctivitis often coincides with an upper respiratory tract infection or cold, spreading through direct or indirect contact with the viral pathogen. The key to managing allergic conjunctivitis lies in …

Conjunctivitis alert: Can you get eye flu by looking into someone's eyes? Know how it spreads, precautions
1 year, 5 months ago

Conjunctivitis alert: Can you get eye flu by looking into someone's eyes? Know how it spreads, precautions

Hindustan Times  

Due to incessant rains, floods and waterlogging, conjunctivitis cases have been on rise across the country from Delhi, Mumbai to Arunachal Pradesh. Can I get eye flu by looking into someone's eyes? There is a common misconception that eye flu can spread just by looking into someone's eyes. The main mode of transmission for eye flu, also known as conjunctivitis, …

Conjunctivitis strikes, blazes trail from Kanpur to Jhansi
1 year, 5 months ago

Conjunctivitis strikes, blazes trail from Kanpur to Jhansi

Hindustan Times  

Doctors from Kanpur to Jhansi are seeing a sharp rise in the cases of conjunctivitis, commonly called the pink eye. In view of the rising cases among school children, Kanpur School Welfare Association, a body that works with schools and parents, distributed eye drops recommended by doctors. Dr Jitendra Kumar, ophthalmologist, Jhansi Medical College, said at least 70 patients were …

Mumbai: Conjunctivitis Cases on the Rise; BMC Issues Advisory
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai: Conjunctivitis Cases on the Rise; BMC Issues Advisory

News 18  

Conjunctivitis cases are on the rise in Mumbai over the past two weeks and people must take precautions as well as timely visits to the doctor in case they experience pain or discomfort in their eyes, the civic body said on Saturday. A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation statement said 250-300 conjunctivitis patients have been treated in the civic-run Murli Deora Eye …

Conjunctivitis could be a symptom for Covid
3 years, 8 months ago

Conjunctivitis could be a symptom for Covid

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Conjunctivitis, or pink eye, usually a seasonal eye condition that occurs every year, has now become a possible symptom of Covid-19, a senior eye specialist has said. Meanwhile, ophthalmologists have noticed an increased number of cases of people with worsening glaucoma and cataracts this year when compared to last year when many patients missed regular checkups in view of …

Study Finds People Who Wear Glasses are Less Likely to Get Covid-19. Here's Why
3 years, 10 months ago

Study Finds People Who Wear Glasses are Less Likely to Get Covid-19. Here's Why

News 18  

According to a study, people who wear glasses are less likely to be infected by coronavirus because they rub their eyes less. Indian researchers published the non-peer-reviewed study on the website medRxiv in which they studied 304 people — 223 male and 81 female –aged between 10 to 80 at a hospital in northern India over two weeks last summer …

Soreness, light sensitivity and other eye problems likely to occur in COVID-19 patients, suggests study
4 years ago

Soreness, light sensitivity and other eye problems likely to occur in COVID-19 patients, suggests study

Firstpost  

The researchers could not find any gender differences in these associations between COVID-19 and eye manifestations, suggesting that men and women experienced these problems in the same degree The COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the body through the mucous membranes and infects healthy cells through ACE2 receptors. A new study published in the journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology takes this knowledge …

COVID-19 in eyes: New case study offers first proof of coronavirus infecting ocular tissue
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 in eyes: New case study offers first proof of coronavirus infecting ocular tissue

Firstpost  

The case study involved a 64-year-old woman who had been admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 on 31 January 2020. However, scientists have also suggested the eyes to be a possible route of entry and reservoir of the virus after SARS-CoV-2 RNA was found in the tears and conjunctival sac of some patients. So far, there hadn’t been any evidence …

Hyderabad eye hospitals report 80% drop in consultations due to Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad eye hospitals report 80% drop in consultations due to Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With an 80% drop in patients at eye hospitals, ophthalmologists warn that any neglect in getting proper eye care could lead to further deterioration of their eyes. According to doctors, those suffering from diabetes, glaucoma and chronic eye conditions must not stop their regular consultations for fear of contracting Covid-19. The other category is patients suffering from a chronic …

COVID-19 Prevention: How the coronavirus can be contracted through eyes and what you can do to protect yourself
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 Prevention: How the coronavirus can be contracted through eyes and what you can do to protect yourself

Firstpost  

COVID-19 Prevention: How the coronavirus can be contracted through the eyes and what you can do to protect yours Face masks? Now, while face masks can reportedly keep the virus from entering your nose or mouth, they do nothing to protect your eyes. There are various ways you can protect your eyes from exposure to the COVID-19 causing virus, the …

Pink-eye could be a symptom of severe COVID-19: study
4 years, 9 months ago

Pink-eye could be a symptom of severe COVID-19: study

Firstpost  

Conjunctivitis, also known as pink-eye, generally presents as redness, swelling and watering of the eyes. What we knew so far According to the World Health Organization, common symptoms of COVID-19 include dry cough, fever and tiredness. The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery presented a similar theory, adding that there may also be a subsequent loss of taste in …

Coronavirus: Eye doctors suggest people switch from contact lenses to glasses to prevent Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Eye doctors suggest people switch from contact lenses to glasses to prevent Covid-19

The Independent  

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