Germicidal UV Lamps May Damage Cornea

Bacteria and viruses can be destroyed by UV light, Alanis Hayal at Brinkwire reports, and cautioning excessive use is harmful. Doctors from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine stated in a paper published in the journal Ocular Immunology and Inflammation that some patients who used germicidal lamps to try to disinfect coronavirus experienced painful corneal inflammation, a disorder called photokeratitis. In an effort to remove coronavirus from homes and workplaces, these ultraviolet (UV) products, available to customers, were used. “During the height of the pandemic, we noticed an increased number of…