Review article
https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.2.4
Ophthalmological aspects of COVID-19 – literature review and our experience
Dina Lešin Gaćina
orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-2195
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Vukojević
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Igor Petriček
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sonja Jandroković
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Škegro
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Kristina Ivkić
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In recent months we have encountered a pandemic caused by a new highly contagious virus that has evolved into a global healthcare crisis. The World Health Organization has named the virus SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-coronavirus-2) and disease caused by it COVID-19 ("coronavirus disease"). The primary route of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is direct person-to-person contact and through droplets. It seems that there is a possibility of ocular transmission of the virus by contagious ocular surface and discharges. Close contact between ophthalmologists and patients is unavoidable during clinical examination and this may pose a risk for infection transmission. Although conjunctivitis is not a common sign of COVID-19, there are reports about possible ocular manifestations of the disease. Therefore, the importance of implementation of preventive measures to control the transmission of infection for ophthalmologists, healthcare professionals and patients during the ophthalmological examination is emphasized. We report the latest published data from literature and guidelines for ophthalmologic practice and introduce our experience from Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb during SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.
Keywords
eye, ophthalmology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2
Hrčak ID:
245997
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Publication date:
12.11.2020.
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