Can coronavirus affect eyesight? Evidence is lacking, say experts

Medics including Royal College of Ophthalmologists say cases of impaired vision alongside coronavirus infection rare'

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Speaking to the press on Monday, Dominic Cummings said he drove, with his wife and child, on a 30-mile trip to Barnard Castle during lockdown to see if he could drive safely, concerned that his eyesight might have been affected by coronavirus.

In a press conference later the same day, Boris Johnson also claimed to have experienced problems with his eyesight following Covid-19, brandishing a pair of glasses and saying: I'm finding that I have to wear spectacles for the first time in years ... I think that's very, very plausible that eyesight can be a problem associated with coronavirus."