New evidence released Tuesday documented so-called nodules in the eyes of patients battling severe COVID-19, with scientists hypothesizing causes like virus-related inflammation and positioning patients face down to improve oxygenation. A team of French researchers published findings in the Radiology journal, drawing on 129 patients with severe COVID-19 who had brain MRIs across 16 hospitals from March 4 to May 1. Nearly all patients in the small subset had nodules in both eyes. The team is following up with patients to check for any vision loss, and have since started another study in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients to see if the issue affects these patients too. Six of the patients in the study were obese, two had diabetes and two had hypertension, study authors said.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2021 14:26 UTC