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Living Healthy
Surprising Ties between Coronavirus and
the Eyes
by
Pearls
By Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D.,
Milford Franklin Eye Center
Experts say guarding your
eyes — as well as your hands and
mouth — can slow the spread of
coronavirus. Here’s why the eyes
are so important in the coronavirus
disease 2020 (COVID-19)
outbreak, and five ways you can
help.
Coronavirus can spread
through the eyes
Coronavirus causes mild to
severe respiratory illness. Symptoms
such as fever, cough and
shortness of breath can show
up 2 to 14 days after a person is
exposed. People with severe infections
can develop pneumonia
and die from complications of
the illness.
Limiting eye exposure can
help. Here’s why:
When a sick person coughs
or talks, virus particles can spray
from their mouth or nose into
another person’s face. You’re
most likely to inhale these droplets
through your mouth or nose,
but they can also enter through
your eyes.
People who have coronavirus
can also spread the illness
through their tears. Touching
tears or a surface where tears
have landed can be another portal
to infection.
You can also become infected
by touching something that has
the virus on it — like a table or
doorknob — and then touching
your eyes.
Coronavirus may cause pink
eye — but it’s rare
If you see someone with
pink eye, don’t panic. It doesn’t
mean that person is infected with
coronavirus. But health officials
believe viral pink eye, or conjunctivitis,
develops in about 1% to
3% of people with coronavirus.
The virus can spread by touching
discharge from an infected
person’s eyes.
Five ways to help yourself
and others:
It’s important to remember
that although there is a lot
of concern about coronavirus,
common sense precautions can
significantly reduce your risk of
getting infected. So, wash your
hands a lot, follow good contact
lens hygiene and avoid touching
or rubbing your nose, mouth and
especially your eyes.
1. If you wear contact
lenses, switch to glasses for a
while.
Contact lens wearers touch
their eyes more than the average
person. Consider wearing glasses
more often, especially if you tend
to touch your eyes a lot when
your contacts are in. Substituting
glasses for lenses can decrease irritation
and force you to pause
before touching your eye. If you
continue wearing contact lenses,
follow strict hygiene tips to limit
your chances of infection.
2. Wearing glasses may add
a layer of protection.
Corrective lenses or sunglasses
can shield your eyes from
infected respiratory droplets. But
they don’t provide 100% security.
The virus can still reach your
eyes from the exposed sides, tops
and bottoms of your glasses. If
you’re caring for a sick patient
or potentially exposed person,
safety goggles may offer a stronger
defense.
3. Don’t skip your eye
exam, but take precautions.
If you’re due for an eye exam,
you may be nervous about going
to the doctor’s office. Ophthalmologists
sit face-to-face with
many patients daily. During
a slit-lamp exam, the doctor’s
face will be just a few inches away
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from yours. But rest assured that
ophthalmologists, like all medical
professionals, follow strict hygiene
and disinfection guidelines.
You might notice some
changes to the regular routine:
• Your eye doctor uses a special
plastic barrier called a slitlamp
breath shield. This helps
block the exchange of breath between
patient and doctor.
• Your ophthalmologist may
also wear a mask with a plastic
shield over their eyes.
Eye doctors recommend the
following precautions:
• If you have a cough or a
fever, it’s essential to call your
doctor’s office ahead of time and
let them know. If your visit is not
an emergency, they may ask you
to stay home.
• If you arrive sick, your doctor
may ask you to wear a protective
covering or mask, and to
wait in a special room so that you
won’t expose other patients.
• Your physician may wait
until after your slit-lamp eye
exam to talk with you or answer
questions.
• If you anticipate a cough or
sneeze during your exam, move
back from the microscope and
cover your face with a tissue.
Wash your hands with soap and
water as soon as you can.
4. Stock up on eye medicine
prescriptions if you can.
Experts advise patients to
stock up on critical medications,
so that you’ll have enough to get
by if you are quarantined or if
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