COVID’S COLLATERAL RESEARCH: Germicidal Lamps May Damage Corneas

In a paper published in the journal Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, physicians from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine reported that several patients using germicidal lamps in an attempt to sanitize against the coronavirus developed painful inflammation of the cornea, a condition called photokeratitis. These consumer-available ultraviolet (UV) emitting devices were being used to try to eliminate coronavirus from homes and offices.