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COVID-19 can affect the eyes: Recovered patient develops glaucoma – TheHealthSite
Experts worry about the implications of COVID-19 infection on eyes after a patient in China developed glaucoma soon after recovering from the viral disease.
COVID-19 is a viral disease that primarily affects the respiratory system. However, there are indications that it can also affect different organs and parts of the body. Experts suspected for a long time that the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it. A new study from the General Hospital of the Central Theater Command in Wuhan, China, published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, says that there is strong scientific evidence of the virus affecting th…
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