Of course, our knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 (a new strain of the coronavirus), which causes COVID-19, is changing every day. Moreover, a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology in August 2020 reported that young children infected with COVID-19 were rubbing their eyes, developing pink eye and showing other eye-related symptoms. The researchers called eye soreness “the most significant” eye-related symptom among the research study subjects. Research published in December 2020 in the journal BMJ Ophthalmology suggested less than one-fifth of COVID-positive people had eye-related symptoms. Well, the CDC notes that this is not the full list of COVID-19 symptoms - it’s just a list of what COVID patients experience most often. Nothing about sore eyes in there, so what’s up? Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says these are the most common COVID-19 symptoms: Then again, your sore eyes might just be a symptom of allergies. Still, scientists suggest sore eyes could be an important COVID-19 symptom. We don’t hear much about COVID-related sore eyes because they’re pretty rare. People often get a dry cough and run a fever. Getting tested is the only way to know for sure.ĬOVID-19 usually attacks the lungs. It’s unlikely, though you can’t rule it out. If you woke up with sore eyes this morning, should you be worried you have COVID-19?
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