A study of 40 patients recently published in Cureus suggested that SARS-CoV-2 may be transmissible via ocular routes.
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, it may be possible for COVID-19 to cause pink eye infection, although it is rare.
Healio | OSN Pediatrics/Strabismus Board Members discussed reports of COVID-19-related conjunctivitis, COVID strain XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, and the potential impact on children.
Robert S. Gold, MD: Let’s discuss these reports of COVID-19 Arcturus conjunctivitis in kids. Have you seen it? Is it the same as what you have seen before?