Peculiar Visual Symptoms Following COVID-19 Illness: COVID-19 and Visual Snow.
Background: To report occurrence of peculiar visual symptoms of visual snow syndrome in patients following COVID-19 disease. Methods: We report five patients who suffered from a mild form of COVID-19 disease who after recovery presented with peculiar visual symptoms. These patients underwent detaile...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 125 - 129 |
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Optometric Extension Program
Jun2025
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