ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Ocular Involvement of SARS-CoV-2 in a Polish Cohort of COVID-19-Positive Patients.
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- Emergency Vitrectomies for Retinal Detachment Before and During the Coronavirus Pandemic - A Retrospective Single Centre Analysis.Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Ophthalmologic emergency room visits during COVID-19 lockdown-Characterization from Haifa, Israel.PloS one · 2022Article
- Ocular related emergencies in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic, a multicenter study.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Observational
- Impact on refractive surgery due to increasing use of personal protection equipment: Insights from EUROCOVCAT group.European journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treatment patterns.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Cataract Surgery by Intraoperative Surface Irrigation with 0.25% Povidone-Iodine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Assessment of Patients' Confidence Regarding a New Triage Concept in a Medical Retina Clinic during the First COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the current human COVID-19 pandemic has shown tropism toward different organs with variable efficiency, eyes included. The purpose of this study has been to investigate the presence of detectable SARS-CoV-2 infection in ocular swabs in patients affected by COVID-19. A consecutive series of 74 COVID-19-positive patients (age 21-89) were enrolled at two Polish COVID-19 hospitals for 4 months and were characterized by PCR for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in nasopharyngeal (NP) and ocular swabs, while their respiratory and ocular symptoms were noted. Almost 50% of them presented with severe/critical respiratory involvement, and some degree of eye disease. No tight correlation was observed between the presence of ocular and respiratory symptoms. Three male patients presenting with severe/critical lung disease tested positive in ocular swab, however with mild/moderate ocular symptoms. In conclusion, our study lends further support to the view that overt ocular infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is not such a frequent occurrence.
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