Clinical course, diagnosis, and management of bilateral COVID-19 associated conjunctivitis: A case study

We present a rare case of COVID-19 associated conjunctivitis where patient presented with redness, foreign body sensation, watering, and pain. Symptoms started while patient was COVID-19 positive. On examination, severe conjunctival congestion was present along with follicles. Visual acuity was 6/6...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 1815 - 1816
Main Authors Jaiswal, Ram, Jhunjhunwala, Aditi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2022
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Acuity
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Care and treatment
Case Reports
Case studies
clinical feature
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis - diagnosis
Conjunctivitis - drug therapy
Conjunctivitis - etiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diagnosis
Follicles
Humans
management
Pain perception
Patients
post covid-19
Sensation
Steroids
Visual Acuity
India
diagnosis
Clinical feature
post COVID-19
conjunctivitis
management
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Summary:We present a rare case of COVID-19 associated conjunctivitis where patient presented with redness, foreign body sensation, watering, and pain. Symptoms started while patient was COVID-19 positive. On examination, severe conjunctival congestion was present along with follicles. Visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes. The patient was started on topical antibiotics and showed improvement but again presented with aggravated symptoms. Conjunctival swab was sent for culture and sensitivity, which was negative for any organisms. The patient was then started on oral and topical steroid, which showed improvement. Even though COVID-19 associated conjunctivitis is self-limiting, here it showed a progressive course and resolved only after steroid.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_3030_21