AIIMS to conduct study to ascertain presence of COVID-19 in various parts of eye
The Hindu
The R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS has collected five eye balls for carrying out the study.
The R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS is conducting a study to ascertain the presence of the coronavirus in various parts of the eye of those who have died due to the infection, the centre's chief J. S. Titiyal said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on the 36th Eye Donation Fortnight celebration by the National Eye Bank (NEB), he said that five eye balls have been collected for carrying out the study.
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