A recent study in New York has revealed, after two months of monitoring three patients suffering from coronavirus, a rare infection that can lead to vision loss. They found that the three patients suffered keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea of â??â??the eye that subsequently led to tissue damage and loss of vision.
Amilia Schrier, a professor of ophthalmology at the Zucker School of Medicine in New York, says that the detection of three cases of endophthalmitis in such a short time is extremely rare and that the fact that they had the coronavirus suggests that it may be a symptom of Covid: "We have to take action, but we can not say for sure that Covid-19 is the cause."
Of the three cases affected by the coronavirus, one died, the other had to have one eye removed, and the other lost all sight.
Endophthalmitis occurs very rarely, but can be caused by a virus, says Schrier. According to the doctor, such cases have occurred in Boston and another in Australia, where patients have been infected with coronavirus.
Symptoms of endophthalmitis may include pain, redness, watery eyes, swelling of the eyelid, and vision problems. The patients were in their 60s and were treated at the Northwell Department of Health Ophthalmology.
So far it has been said that the only problem Covid causes in the eyes is conjunctivitis, or pink eye, which occurs due to infection but not to a serious degree. The doctor says that sufficient studies and analyzes should be performed to have concrete data.
