A conjunctivitis outbreak has caused major disruption to a semi-professional AFL competition in Queensland after dozens of players from two teams became infected.
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Researchers argue sore eyes should replace conjunctivitis as COVID-19 symptom
Sore eyes are the most significant vision-based indicator of COVID-19, according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology, which calls for a change in the way symptoms are classified.
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UNSW cements partnership to develop novel therapeutic contact lenses
Sydney researchers are collaborating with Uka Tarsadia University in India to investigate using contact lenses as drug delivery systems for common ocular diseases like glaucoma, dry eye and myopia.
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Conjunctivitis only COVID-19 symptom in some patients
Acute conjunctivitis has been the sole sign and symptom of COVID-19 in a small number of patients, according to researchers who say atypical clinical presentations demonstrate why health professionals should exercise a high level of suspicion.
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Important coronavirus update sent to ophthalmologists
RANZCO will be forwarding to its members the latest coronavirus alert from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), providing updated information after two studies further established a link between the virus and conjunctivitis.
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