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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Chin Med Assoc. 2020 Apr 21. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000334. [Epub ahead of print]
Precaution and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in the Eye.
Chen MJ[SUP]1[/SUP], Chang KJ[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Hsu CC[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP], Lin PY[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Liu CJ[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP].
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Abstract
Although current studies suggested that conjunctivitis is not a common presentation of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), several studies have reported the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2) in ocular secretions. Coronavirus had not yet been successfully cultured from tears or conjunctival swabs in humans, neither SARS-CoV-2 nor SARS-CoV. However, live feline coronavirus has been isolated from conjunctival swabs. In addition, infection of COVID-19 through unprotected eye exposure had been suspected in several articles. Reports of ophthalmologists and otolaryngologists died of COVID-19 also raised concern on ocular transmission. As a result, we strongly suggest that personal protective equipment (PPE) should cover the mouth, nose, and eyes of ophthalmologists, especially when conjunctivitis caused by SARS-CoV-2 is clinically indistinguishable from other viral follicular conjunctivitis.
PMID:32332516DOI:10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000334
Precaution and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in the Eye.
Chen MJ[SUP]1[/SUP], Chang KJ[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Hsu CC[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP], Lin PY[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Liu CJ[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
Although current studies suggested that conjunctivitis is not a common presentation of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), several studies have reported the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2) in ocular secretions. Coronavirus had not yet been successfully cultured from tears or conjunctival swabs in humans, neither SARS-CoV-2 nor SARS-CoV. However, live feline coronavirus has been isolated from conjunctival swabs. In addition, infection of COVID-19 through unprotected eye exposure had been suspected in several articles. Reports of ophthalmologists and otolaryngologists died of COVID-19 also raised concern on ocular transmission. As a result, we strongly suggest that personal protective equipment (PPE) should cover the mouth, nose, and eyes of ophthalmologists, especially when conjunctivitis caused by SARS-CoV-2 is clinically indistinguishable from other viral follicular conjunctivitis.
PMID:32332516DOI:10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000334