Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 1 year
Long COVID with light sensitivity and eye pressure; steroid drops may have raised pressure
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
as someone whose light sensitivity has skyrocketed ever since I had COVID
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
COVID was the event that triggered literally all of it for me
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Summary
A Reddit user described post-COVID symptoms after one symptomatic infection, with light sensitivity that skyrocketed and eye pressure up 70% within a year. They became allergic to dust and their own dog and had dry, burning, painful, red eyes. The steroid eye drops prescribed for the allergies may have raised the eye pressure to a concerning degree, so they need to find another treatment.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- steroid eye drops · Not said
may be caused by the steroid eye drops that I was prescribed as a side effect of being allergic to everything after my infection
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | symptomatic COVID infectionafter having one symptomatic COVID infectionIn context ↗ |
| 2026-07-08 | light sensitivity and eye pressure worsened, allergies to dust and doglight sensitivity has skyrocketed ever since I had COVIDIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Steroid eye drops“regular steroid prescription eye drops may or may not have caused my eye pressure to skyrocket to a concerning degree” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Light & noise sensitivity
light sensitivity has skyrocketed ever since I had COVID
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
being allergic to everything after my infection, including dust and my own dog
In context ↗ - Vision problems
have had a 70% increase in the pressure of my eyes
In context ↗