10:24 AM
Tuesday 19 January 2021
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Agencies
A recent medical study revealed less common symptoms that appear in people with Covid-19, which is caused by the emerging corona virus, and they are related to the eyes.
And a study published by the British Medical Journal indicated that three symptoms related to the eyes were recorded in those infected with the emerging corona virus, according to “Sky News”.
The three symptoms mentioned in the study are light sensitivity, conjunctivitis and itchy eyes, according to the British newspaper “Express” website.
Light sensitivity is discomfort in the eyes caused by light, which causes a person to need to narrow or close his eyes, knowing that this condition is likely to be associated with a headache.
Conjunctivitis is accompanied by swelling of the conjunctiva, which is the tissue lining the inner surface of the eyelid and the outer covering of the eye, and this helps to maintain the moisture of the eyelid and the inner eye.
Commenting on the study, Dr. Ali Mirza, a specialist physician at the Center for Ophthalmology Consultants in London, said: “Light sensitivity complains of headaches, and they feel pain in the eyes when suddenly lighting a dark place, or moving from dark to light.”
Mirza added: “Inflammation of the eyes is one of the less common symptoms of Corona virus, but only the diagnosis is able to distinguish whether it is an indication of infection with Covid-19 or is it just a conjunctivitis virus.”
The ophthalmologist indicated that the three mentioned symptoms associated with the eyes should go away once you recover from the coronavirus, advising patients who suffer from these symptoms to replace contact lenses with glasses during their COVID-19 infection.
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