Have your eyes ever been red, itchy, or irritated? Every year, millions of people are afflicted with the common illness known as “eye flu.” It is also referred to as viral conjunctivitis and is brought on by a number of viruses. Causes Of Eye Flu Non-infectious conjunctivitis is frequently brought on by allergies and irritants such smoke, dust, pollen, pet …
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 …
