Up to 20% of children who contract the coronavirus may suffer from symptoms related to the eyes, most commonly conjunctivitis or pink eye, a new study from Wuhan, China showed, according to a Today report.

Children who displayed other coronavirus symptoms, such as a cough, are more likely to also have ocular issues, the researchers said. The most common eye symptom was conjunctival discharge.

Similar symptoms have been seen in adult coronavirus patients.

�The study tells us as ophthalmologists that, if you�re seeing children and they have pink eye or other signs of conjunctivitis that could be a sign of COVID-19,� said Dr. Neil Bressler, an ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland and the editor of JAMA Ophthalmology, where the study was published.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)