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Eye Pills COVID-19 No. 7

Research at the Luigi Sacco Hospital identifies the eye fundus examination as a useful test in patients with SARS-Cov-2 infection.

Growing and relevant clinical evidence demonstrates the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to attack endothelia and induce major alterations in blood vessels in many body districts. This......

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Ocular pain

People who suffer from persistent eye pain typically turn to an ophthalmologist for proper clinical evaluation. But how can ocular pain be classified? Broadly speaking, we could distinguish......

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Eye Pills - COVID-19 No. 6

Alterations in the tissues of the posterior segment of the eye correlated with the severe form of COVID-19.

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 infection are now well known: fever, persistent cough, loss or impairment of the sense of smell or taste. As regards the ocular system, conjunctivitis......

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Introduction Marfan syndrome is a rare hereditary connective tissue disease that causes changes in the eyes, bones, heart, blood vessels, lungs and central nervous system. The causes......

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Eye Pills - Covid-19 No. 5

The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recurring waves of infection, which have put the health systems of many countries under pressure and profoundly changed the habits of the population,......

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Eye Pills - Covid-19 No. 4

The corneal limbus is very susceptible to infection, while the central part of the cornea has only low levels of viral replication.

In times of pandemic, every health treatment carries risks that were not even conceivable before. This is true both for simple eye examinations and, above all, for surgeries......

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Acanthamoeba keratitis (AC) is a rare but potentially devastating infection. The main risk factor for Acanthamoeba infection is prolonged and incorrect contact lens wear -......

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Eye Pills - Covid-19 No. 3

In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, truly remarkable amounts of data and scientific studies on the new infection have been published, which have been instrumental in initiating the correct......

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