Ophthalmologists need to stay vigilant for ocular manifestations of COVID-19

At the end of March, Wu and colleagues published online in JAMA Ophthalmology the first report on 12 cases of conjunctivitis in 38 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in China’s Hubei province.
These findings were crucial in spreading the alarm about possible SARS-CoV-2 infection through the eye and the need for protecting eye health professionals. Since then, several other cases have been reported, and more has been discovered about ocular manifestations potentially related to SARS-CoV-2.
As of Aug. 3, a search in the WHO database on global literature related to COVID-19 (Read more...)

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