The Latest Science on Covid-19 and the Eyes

How does the virus affect the eyes, and can you catch the virus through your eyes?

Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Elemental
Published in
5 min readJul 13, 2020

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Despite the fact that Covid-19 is a pulmonary disease, it can affect almost every part of the body. Systemic diseases work systematically, after all. With millions of cases worldwide, we are beginning to see more Covid-19 oddities, including its impact…

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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Elemental

Named Standford's world top 1% scientists | Independent science writer and researcher | Medium boost program's nominator | Powerlifter with national records