eyes

There have been a number of unexpected side effects during the coronavirus pandemic, and that includes issues with our eyes — many people are reporting more styes, some doctors say, linking the issue to face mask use.

At Hayden Optometry in Mansfield, Dr. Joel Hayden is busy with eye checks and eye styes, those annoying, sometimes painful small abscesses in oil glands, usually near the eyelash follicle. Tell-tale signs of a sty include a small tender bump and tenderness of the lid. “I probably see a week or more now, where I did not before,” Hayden said….