Coronavirus: Does COVID-19 really impact your eyesight - and if so, how?

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Boris Johnson and his top aide Dominic Cummings have both suggested that coronavirus may have impacted their eyesight. But what does the science say?

However, it is widely agreed that not enough research has been done to know for certain whether, and to what extent, coronavirus impacts eyesight.

But professor of ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, Professor Robert MacLaren, said he was confident some people with coronavirus would suffer some eyesight problems. Twelve patients showed symptoms of conjunctivitis, including eyes that were red, swelling, watery and sticky.When asked about the relatively small subject size, Professor MacLaren insisted it was a"reasonable size" for such a study to"make a prediction based on a larger population".

"But of course there are indirect effects. The question should be: does the virus cause anything different to the eye in a way that the common cold or influenza does not?

 

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I truly believe, they knew the 'spike' or 'peak' was right on top of us, and they whisked them off to safety . funny they all got better faster than anyone

Eyesight goes bad from too much porn. Not Covid-19

BorisJohnson MattHancock & DC have demonstrated another side effect - inability to make proper judgement as well as stating the truth! notfitforpurpose

Yet more nonsense. FakePandemic endthelockdown

Just more scare mongering to justify keeping the country in some form of shackles..... for longer

Who cares

The science says they are both liars.

Oh another symptom to add to the list to scare sheeple 🙄

Both can’t see sense so it’s factually correct

Sky News has impacted my faith in the ScumMedia

How did a virus he never have effect cummings eyesight?

Do those who voted Johnson cos; 'they' made up all those stories about his affairs & lying/saying 'whatever it takes' to gain power, he's a 'good bloke', he's one of us 'anti-elite', he's with us against 'them', he's a laugh, better him than the opposition-still feel the same?1/2

Interesting article, and all the opticians kept shut that’s handy ......so where did Boris get glasses 🤔

Says BJ is still a lying tow rag!

Affects your morals and integrity, time to go now

Science says Hydroxychloroquine works but you will never report that. Paymasters won't allow it.

Only their eyesight 🤔?

Science say that they are a pair of TWATS.

Another side effect of coronavirus is constant bull💩. Seems like these people have suffered with it for years and didnt know about it. Its not a new virus as they first thought🤬🤬 Lets see how bojo gets on with local elections, people wont forget this clusterf*ck

Can't believe Dim and Dom thought they could fool the public and get away with it.. twice

There's some evidence on blurred vision in patients, but the thing not being reported is lasting damage on the internal organs, liver, kidneys and heart. More will come out over the coming months.

That it is true

None so blind as those who will not see

I think this virus has affected all journalists in a different way because they cannot tell the truth

I had same for at least a week after release from hospital Didn't try to drive for 3 weeks

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Could be the meds?!?

.... Politics loonyleft remoaners and you FlatEarthers take your medication (that's what the science says) and try try to move on, we feel for you there's good chaps, let the rest of us get on with tackling COVID19

And foresight, but as always the hindsight is 2020 vision.

Omg , they really are taking the piss !!! They must think that the British people are idiots , to believe such a load crap !! Have some respect for the people you are supposed to be serving !!!!!!!!! Ffs

Do the DVLAgovuk recommend you drive long distance if you think your eyes are not right? Just to test if your eyes are ok for driving even longer distance? Just asking for a friend who works for the government.

Ask that big fat tosser with one eye, that you had stood outside number 10 tonight?

Rubbish, it affected their brain

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While I am firmly of the opinion Cummings should resign, it’s worth remembering that Dr Li, who was one of the first to raise the alarm in China about an emerging new virus, was an ophthalmologist.

Bullshit I assume 😂

A doctor said he should be OK to drive. Many weeks ago I read that it gets into people through their eyes.

Bull shit

They’re both liars. SackDominicCummings StayHomeSaveLives

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BBCNews want Dominic Cummings to be the next Caroline Flack. It's just a game to them.

Skynews is finished.... Soon it will be the cnn of the uk. Comcast is about to finish it of completely its rep

The only two people in the world with those symptoms, if your going to lie be effing convincing about it 🤬

It’s absolute bullocks

They’re both lying shits

Boris Johnson wore glasses before Covid.

Watery eyes.

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