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"COVID-19 Treatment Causes Infant's Eyes to Transform from Dark Brown to Bright Blue Overnight"

A 6-month-old baby boy's dark brown eyes turned bright blue after receiving the COVID-19 treatment favipiravir. The discoloration occurred 18 hours after starting the medication but faded after five days once the treatment was stopped. No damage to the child's vision was observed, and the exact cause of the eye color change is unknown. Favipiravir has been approved for COVID-19 treatment in several countries but has not received FDA approval.

via New York Post |

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"Miraculous Transformation: Baby Boy's Eyes Go from Dark-Brown to Bright Blue Overnight with COVID Treatment"

A six-month-old boy in Thailand experienced a rare side effect after being prescribed the antiviral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19 - his dark brown eyes turned bright blue within 18 hours of therapy. The drug released a fluorescent chemical that accumulated in the boy's corneas, causing the color change. While the eye color returned to normal five days after stopping the medication, this is not the first case of favipiravir causing bluish discoloration of the corneas, as a similar case was reported in a 20-year-old man in India. Favipiravir is approved for COVID-19 treatment in parts of Asia but has not yet been approved in the US.

via Daily Mail|

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