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Red eye for days thought to be COVID, apparently got this disease

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A viral man from Cianjur suffers from conjunctivitis, an inflammatory disease that causes red eyes to swell. In a video on his personal TikTok, this man named Khrisna Wisnusakti admitted that the symptoms he experienced at that time were red, swollen, and sore eyes.

The man with the account name TikTok @khrisnaws said that he contracted this disease from his wife and child through objects touched by sufferers and direct contact.

“Initially, my wife and child were the first to get this eye pain, then it spread to me. Now the symptoms I experienced were that my eyes seemed to be hot and sore. When I woke up there were lots of tears and my eyes were covered with dirt, as if they were sticky when I woke up. opened,” said Krishna when contacted detik.com Tuesday (19/07/2022).

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He also admitted that he was very uncomfortable with the situation he was in. This is because when you look down, you feel heavy pressure on your eyes. Not only that, for approximately 5 days, this man continued to apply ice to his eyes to reduce pain.

This 32-year-old man had thought he had symptoms of COVID. However, after an examination to the doctor, it turned out that there were no symptoms of Covid, but inflammation of the conjunctivitis.

“I thought that this was a symptom of Covid. Thank God, it wasn’t and had nothing to do with Covid. The doctor’s examination was due to inflammation of the conjunctivitis,” he said again.

After receiving treatment from the doctor for approximately 7 days, this man was able to fully recover from the pain.

Quoted from Medical News Today, conjunctivitis or pink eye occurs when the conjunctiva of the eye becomes inflamed. The eyes may become red, swollen, and irritated, and there may be mucus. This disease is caused due to irritation, allergies, and infections. In addition, this disease can be transmitted to anyone.

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