The symptoms of long-covid-19 such as Loss of smell and taste are becoming less common, but fatigue, psychotic disorders, and other severe symptoms have begun to be noted.
Mild manifestations of LONG-COVID-19 in the form of loss of smell and taste are now less common. They are replaced by more pronounced and severe symptoms.
The UK’s LondonOC has documented an increase in people suffering from inflammation and pain inside and around the eye following COVID-19 cases.
Mr Vik Sharma, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Royal Free NHS Hospital, London said:
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The COVID-19 virus may trigger eye problems such as enlarged, red blood vessels, swollen eyelids, excessive watering, and increased discharge.
Scientific reports to date record ‘soreness in the eye’ as being associated with COVID-19.
A recent study, carried by BMJ Open Ophthalmology with 83 people suggests the most common COVID-19 eye symptoms were photophobia (18 percent), sore eyes (16 percent), and itchy eyes (17 percent) concluding that the most significant ocular symptom experienced by people suffering from COVID-19 was sore eyes.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has also recorded cases of a rare but severe eye inflammation called keratitis leading to a severe inflammatory condition, endophthalmitis in three patients with COVID-19.
A research paper published in March in JAMA Ophthalmology found nearly one-third of a small sample of patients with COVID-19 in Hubei province, China, had “ocular manifestations” consistent with pink eye.
Most who experienced these eye symptoms had severe cases of COVID-19.
Only one patient presented with conjunctivitis as the first symptom.
At the beginning of the pandemic, experts revealed while most people are infected by COVID-19 through their nose or mouth, the virus can also enter your system through your eyes.
Mr Sharma added:
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