Can You Actually Get an Eye Infection From a COVID-19 Test?

Updated January 8, 2021

Articles on the chances of getting an eye infection from a COVID-19 test quote Thomas A. Russo, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases. “Bottom line:” according to the article “There is no evidence of biologic plausibility that getting a COVID test could give you an eye infection,” Russo said.