September 16. 2020

My tweet regarding Miami mayor Francis Suarez, who contracted coronavirus in May 2017, where I stated his eyes appear discolored from the virus.

On June 18, 2020 medical organizations and researchers declared conjunctivitis (pink eye) a symptom of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). This confirms statements I wrote 3-months and again 2-months prior to their official medical pronouncements, in time stamped tweets on the social networking site Twitter.

On March 17, 2020 and again on April 6, 2020, I commented on the discolored eyes of two politicians who contracted coronavirus, identifying it as a symptom of the disease (Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Miami mayor Francis Suarez).

My tweet on Twitter.com about Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson contracting coronavirus

I also commented on this medical symptom of coronavirus on May 5, 2020 in reference to Prince Charles, when I stated, "Prince Charles, pictured a week ago, doesn't look himself due to his bout with coronavirus. The whites of his eyes are discolored and watery, his face is drawn and he appears quite tired" [Prince Charles Needs To Be Careful To Avoid Becoming Sick Again With The Coronavirus (Covid-19)].

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Researchers identify pink eye as possible primary symptom of COVID-19

June 18, 2020 - A team of researchers at the University of Alberta believe a case of pink eye is now a reason to be tested for COVID-19. While coughing, fever and difficulty breathing are common symptoms of the illness, a recent case study involving an Edmonton woman and published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology has determined that conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis can also be primary symptoms.

A separate team of researchers have found the COVID-19 virus can cause ocular complications such as conjunctivitis, though not necessarily in the early stages of the disease. A 29-year-old woman arrived at the Royal Alexandra Hospital's Eye Institute of Alberta in March with a severe case of conjunctivitis and minimal respiratory symptoms.

After the patient had undergone several days of treatment with little improvement. After it had been determined that the woman had recently returned home from Asia, a resident ordered a COVID-19 test. The test came back positive.

Main presentation was the eye

"What is interesting in this case, and perhaps very different to how it had been recognized at that specific time, was that the main presentation of the illness was not a respiratory symptom. It was the eye," Carlos Solarte, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Alberta, said in a press release.

"There was no fever and no cough, so we were not led to suspect COVID-19 at the beginning,” he said. “We didn't know it could present primarily with the eye and not with the lungs."...

https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com

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