Recently, some patients who experience eye discomfort after being positive have appeared in the ophthalmology outpatient department of the hospital. The doctor reminds that if there is eye discomfort after COVID-19 infection, cold compress can be used to relieve eye pain and other discomfort. If the discomfort persists, you should go to the hospital in time. Red conjunctivitis is the most common ocular manifestation of COVID-19 infection. The main symptoms of patients are redness, foreign body sensation, tears and other discomfort, which can occur in one eye or both eyes, and can occur in all stages of COVID-19 infection. At present, it is believed that the occurrence of conjunctivitis may be related to the direct invasion of conjunctival tissue by COVID-19 or the attack of the immune system on conjunctival tissue after COVID-19 infection. Research has shown that "hand eye contact" may increase the occurrence of conjunctivitis. In addition, uveitis and keratitis can also cause COVID-19 patients to become red eyed. Eye pain A study found that 34.4% of patients with COVID-19 infection may have eye pain, which researchers believe may be caused by trigeminal nerve dysfunction caused by COVID-19 activating inflammatory factors. Central retinal vein occlusion with impaired vision is one of many vascular diseases caused by COVID-19 infection. Patients may manifest as blurred or distorted vision. Some people think that its occurrence may be related to the occlusion of eyeground vein caused by the hypercoagulable state of COVID-19 infection, which can be manifested by the increase of blood test indicators such as D-dimer, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, etc. Central retinal artery occlusion can also occur in patients with COVID-19 infection, mainly manifested by sudden painless visual loss. In addition, patients with COVID-19 infection can also suffer from acute macular neuroretinopathy due to retinal capillary ischemia, which is characterized by painless vision loss or occlusion of vision in one or both eyes. Try this if your eyes are uncomfortable. What should you do if novel coronavirus infection appears in your eyes? Actively treating primary diseases such as eye pain associated with high fever requires the use of fever reducing drugs as instructed by the doctor. Local cold compress on the eyes can also be used to relieve discomfort such as eye pain. If there is a decrease in vision in medical institutions, please seek medical attention in a timely manner to avoid delaying treatment. Patients with persistent discomfort such as redness and pain should also seek medical attention from medical institutions. Try to avoid rubbing your eyes with your hands. "Hand eye contact" may increase the occurrence of conjunctivitis, so try to avoid rubbing your eyes with your hands to avoid eye infections. (Outlook New Era Network)