“connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness.
An experimental study in mice shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection can damage the retinas, with long-term implications for vision.”
Comprehensive study analysis thread on Twitter: Covid Eyes: New study shows that virus has potential to cause Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD): a condition that is one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world:
Acute viral retinitis in patients with COVID-19 "severe blindness could be associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection... physicians should consider the possibility of coronavirus infection in patients with an abnormal fundus or suddenly vision loss."
