"My right eye became red for 3 days after I became positive, and my tears increased significantly", "My left eye became obviously photophobic after I got rid of my fever", "I saw things a little blurry after I tested anti Yuanyang for 2 days"
Recently, many people suffer from eye discomfort after being infected with COVID-19. Doctors remind: if you find eye symptoms after infection with COVID-19, you should be alert to conjunctivitis caused by virus infection and go to the ophthalmology department as soon as possible.
Is the eye redness and swelling of an 8-year-old boy a drug allergy?
Eight year old Xiao Yu was infected with COVID-19 a few days ago. The first day he had a high fever, and the next day he retired. When Ms. Zhang was glad that the child was a "lucky strain", she found that the child had had a fever for four or five days, and there were red spots around the eyes, which were also somewhat swollen.
"Mom, my eyes can't see things clearly." Xiaoyu's words made Ms. Zhang nervous. She was worried that the child was allergic to drugs. She took the dermatology examination of his hospital early on January 1. After knowing the condition, the doctor advised them to refer to the ophthalmology department.
The doctor found that Xiao Yu's binocular membrane was infiltrated in an irregular white spot shape. Combined with the child's symptoms such as tears from time to time, unable to open his eyes and blurred vision, Hu Jingwei judged that Xiao Yu was not allergic to drugs, but had viral keratoconjunctivitis.
Is it the man who has a high fever and keeps crying?
Coincidentally, on the afternoon of January 1, Mr. Hu, 30, also came to the hospital for treatment due to excessive eye secretions. Mr. Hu said that he was a workaholic, because the end of the year was near, and the company had a lot of things to do, so he thought that he would be happy to carry it when he was young. On the first day after being infected with COVID-19, he was still working in the company with a fever of 39.5 degrees. Unexpectedly, when he got up the next morning, he found that his eyes became swollen and red, his eye secretions also increased, and he kept crying.
Is this the legendary "weeping tree"? During the break at noon, he hurried to the hospital for examination and was finally diagnosed with viral keratoconjunctivitis.
The young girl's eyes were red and she was afraid of light after she had a fever
"I had a fever for 3 days and my eyes were obviously uncomfortable. It's been several days. What should I do?" Recently, Xiao Zou (a pseudonym) rushed to the hospital's ophthalmology department for treatment.
Xiao Zou, who is in his early 20s, said that on the third day of the post yang fever, he felt obvious discomfort in his eyes. His eyes were red, he felt uncomfortable looking, he was afraid of light, he shed tears, and his secretions increased. After checking the Internet, she felt a little like a virus causing some keratitis, and hurried to the hospital.
"The examination found that it was the virus that caused the change of secondary bacterial conjunctivitis, and the problem was not particularly serious." The doctor who received the treatment said that the eye examination was all good, so he gave the corresponding anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment, just drops of eye drops. In addition to Xiao Zou, the hospital also received a patient with obvious eye discomfort after Yang.
COVID-19 can cause eye diseases
The Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Control of novel coronavirus Eye Diseases in China (2022) issued by the Public Health Ophthalmology Credit Association of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association pointed out that novel coronavirus can cause eye diseases, accounting for 0-35.71%. Its clinical manifestations are diverse, and the eye surface is a potential path for virus infection.
On January 4, the doctor told the reporter that in the recent clinical diagnosis and treatment, the specific manifestations of the patients included swelling and discomfort in the eyes or around the orbit, red and swollen eyes, photophobia and continuous tears, and more serious cases even appeared blurred and discolored vision, which was very uncomfortable.
Doctors said that conjunctivitis is the most common novel coronavirus eye disease, which may be related to COVID-19 directly attacking conjunctival tissue or the immune system attacking conjunctival tissue after COVID-19 infects the body.
It is reported that some case studies show that the patients mainly show red eyes, swelling, pain, itching, photophobia, foreign body sensation, tears and other discomfort, and may have watery or mucoid secretions, generally without significant vision loss. Patients can develop disease in one or both eyes, which can occur in all stages of novel coronavirus infection, including the incubation period.
In addition, novel coronavirus infection can also affect the cornea, causing inflammation; On the other hand, infection with COVID-19 may also induce the activation of viruses hidden in the cornea.
The doctor emphasized that in special periods, people should try not to rub their eyes with their hands, avoid using their eyes for a long time, and try not to wear any type of contact lenses. In case of photophobia, lacrimation, eye pain, redness or even blurred vision, please go to the ophthalmic clinic for symptomatic treatment.