Dear DU keyboard eye doctors please stop

[GusBob]

Conjunctivitis is not often an early sign of COVID, tho it can occur later in the disease

Based on reasonable explanations here, it sounds like he has a small subconjuntival hemorrhage in his eye. A broken blood vessel on the surface of the sclera

I don't own a TV but if someone could post a picture I should be able to tell. There are dozens of things which can cause redness of the eye. An SCH is easy to diagnose. Usually folks freak out about it looks and have little idea what it actually is

There used to be a DU rule about posting medical stuff and I am often reminded what's his name, Bill Frist during the Terri Shiavo fiasco

[GusBob]

1. Holy shit 25 threads about a fly

That's got to be a record

Good lord

[GusBob]

2. Correction 30!

I dont think Bernie had that many with the bird

[Texasgal]

3. Oh relax!

The fly was funny!

[GusBob]

7. I reckon so

Sometimes DU reminds me of the infinite monkey theorem

So did he have an SCH or what

[NYC Liberal]

9. Going for Susan Boyle's record in 2009.

[ecstatic]

4. Well, it's the same look trump had last week.

Just my opinion of course. He was at a super spreader event so people are going to continue to speculate.

[Celerity]

5. I don't own a TV but if someone could post a picture

you have a computer, surely you can watch it yourself

or search for it yourself

[GusBob]

6. Dude I live in the mountains of Montana

I barely have cell service

Watch TV on a computer no can do

[Celerity]

11. I am not a 'dude'

good bye

[spanone]

8. Lighten up Francis

[IcyPeas]

10. Here's a great close up:

Link to tweet

[GusBob]

17. Thanks

Tough to say even then but looks like nodular eliscleritis or possibly a conjunctival cyst

Tough to diagnose without a slit lamp

[Crunchy Frog]

31. Yikes!

[Blue_true]

12. Are you an Opthamologist or Optometrist? nt

[GusBob]

14. Yes of course

[Blue_true]

15. Which? They are not the same. nt

[GusBob]

18. I am sorry

I thought you meant or as in : "One or the other"

I am one not the other

[Blue_true]

19. I have no patience for games. nt

[GusBob]

22. I'm sorry again

Somethings are personal after all

I have learned this the hard way as with a reveal, I get PMs asking for professional advice

So it's not a game it's a secret!

[cwydro]

28. Lol.

I remember your “theory” regarding the Compton cop shooting.

[Blue_true]

30. At least I took a stand. Sometimes a person that does that is wrong.

I don’t call people out and then refuse to explain why I feel justified in doing so.

[cwydro]

32. Uh huh.

[Blue_true]

34. I did it from the standpoint of being a Black person that have seen occasional

racists do things with the intent of having it blamed on Black people.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. In tangentially related news, somebody did

Develop an algorithm that accurately predicts whether someone has coronavirus

[Demsrule86]

16. I just looked it up and pink eye is a sign of Covid...and people who post on this are within the

current rules of this site.

[GusBob]

20. Yes I know this

But it is rare to be the initial presentation of COVID, very rare to be the first and only sign. And COVID pink eye is usually bilateral

Trust me I just when all thru this in the clinic

And yeah I know about the rules, just making a general observation about speculating on things one knows little about

But the fly now, that's something that everyone gets, hey

[cwydro]

33. Some of the speculation I've seen here...

on any number of subjects can be rather amusing.

[GusBob]

36. I get the speculation I really do

I might be guilty. But it's important to be accurate in information

My concern is this: this March, when EKC rears its ugly head as it does, usually among kids in schools ( if there is school by then) . People may needlessly freak out

ZOMG my child has pink eye! He's got the Rona!

[Demsrule86]

37. We know Pence was at the Rose Garden event...indoor and outdoor. We know that he

visited Trump on Tuesday before the debate...the husband of someone is high up in his office tested positive. He is likely infected, and I thought he didn't look very well last night...just my opinion.

[LexVegas]

21. Jesus Fucking Christ. Smarmy much?

[GusBob]

23. Hey man why so heavy?

Back in the day you and I were buds

[LexVegas]

24. ...

[GusBob]

25. Unless I am mistaken

You were the fella with the awesome exit polls in 2016 primaries

I believe we celebrated the birth of a child back then?

If not I apologize

And yeah sometimes I am smarmy

This whole pink eye/ COVID thing is something I am well familiar with. It has literally turned my career sideways

[LexVegas]

26. Not me, sorry. nt

[cwydro]

27. Thank you.

[Crunchy Frog]

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

https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/coronavirus-pink-eye-symptoms

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.

[GusBob]

35. Great post yes

That case is similar to those I have seen in the clinic

Both eyes were involved at same time, which is very rare in any viral eye disease

Traditional EKC is monocular one eye first followed by the other after a few days

Nonetheless, it is diagnosed by a clinician under the biomicroscope. Not by looking at someone on TV

[Hekate]

38. Thanks for the reminder. I've had a couple of those myself, one eye only. Looks awful. nt