The new coronavirus can infect your eyes as much as it infects your lungs.
The new coronavirus can infect your eyes as much as it infects the lungs, and COVID-19 is essentially a respiratory infection, but experts doubted that the virus could penetrate the eye as well. Scientists have new direct confirmation of this fact that is based on a patient in China who suffered an acute attack of glaucoma immediately after recovering from COVID-19. Due to this, they emphasize the importance of eye protection. For medical staff, it is the use of goggles and face shields, and for a normal person, regular hand washing and keeping hands away from the eyes.
It is recommended to use eye protection in addition to a mask for people who take care of an infected person at home.
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