Not all red eyes are mucormycosis: ophthalmologist

Not all red eyes are mucormycosis and not all diabetic patients will get affected by the fungus and therefore there was nothing to panic about, according to doctors at the Aravind Eye Hospital, Madura

Not all red eyes are mucormycosis and not all diabetic patients will get affected by the fungus and therefore there was nothing to panic about, according to doctors at the Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. “I see a lot of patients with a sense of fear psychosis when they get a red eye. Even well controlled diabetic patients are unduly and unnecessarily worried. We have to allay their anxiety too,” said Venkatesh Prajna, chief, Department of Medical Education at Aravind Eye Hospitals. The combination of COVID-19 in an uncontrolled diabetic environment, accentuated by indiscriminate use of oral steroids is causing a resurgence of mucormycosis, which is curable.