October 12, 2020

New Coronavirus Can Infect Your Eyes as Well as Your Lungs

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 -- COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts have suspected the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it.

The findings are based on a patient in China who developed an acute glaucoma attack soon after recovering from COVID-19. Her doctors had to perform surgery to treat the condition, and tests of her eye tissue showed evidence of SARS-CoV-2.

September 17, 2020

Do Ordinary Eyeglasses Offer Protection Against COVID-19?

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 -- Eyeglasses keep you from tripping over footstools and walking into walls, but they also might have a side benefit to spark envy among those with 20/20 vision.

People who wear glasses every day might be less susceptible to COVID-19 infection, a Chinese study reports.

September 16, 2020

Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 -- A drug long used to treat Parkinson's disease may benefit patients with a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a small clinical trial suggests.

One of the leading causes of vision loss in older people is a condition called dry macular degeneration. More than 15% of Americans over age 70 have AMD, and 10% to 15% of those cases go on to develop the more severe wet macular degeneration, which can cause swift and complete vision loss.