Do eyes swell with novel coronavirus pneumonia?

A small number of patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia may present with conjunctivitis, resulting in ocular edema. If a diagnosis of novel coronavirus pneumonia has been made and symptoms of swollen eyes are present, consider that it may be caused by the virus. If there are no respiratory symptoms, no exact clinical manifestations such as fever, dry cough, malaise, etc., and the eyes are simply swollen, the cause needs to be clarified and analyzed specifically. It is recommended to visit a hospital with eye specialist or ophthalmology for treatment. For patients with diagnosed but not severe symptoms, waiting for self-healing is sufficient; as the new coronavirus pneumonia improves, symptoms such as conjunctivitis and diarrhea will also self-heal; if other symptoms have improved, but the eyes are still swollen, congested and have discharge, you need to go to the ophthalmology department to rule out other infection problems and not to continue observation. Content source: Dr. You Lai