Scleral patch graft as a rescue for infectious scleritis

Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology

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Nixon, Hilda K.¹  Bhat, Lilan¹  Pudukadan, David¹  William, Neena Chris¹ 

[1] Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre

关键词: Conjunctivitis;    COVID-19;    novel coronavirus;    ocular;    ophthalmic;    severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;   

DOI  :  10.4103/kjo.kjo_147_20

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Ocular signs and symptoms have been reported in COVID-19 patients, and there is increasing recognition of conjunctivitis as a prodromal symptom of this disease. There is also a surge of information about corneal, uveal, retinal, and neuroophthalmological involvement in COVID-19 infection. This review attempts to determine from various researches published during the time of the pandemic, the various ocular presentations of COVID-19 infection, its significance, correlation to the severity of systemic disease, and its importance as a mode of transmission of the disease. An extensive search strategy was employed to retrieve articles of ocular manifestations of COVID-19 published from January 2020 to date. Conjunctivitis was found to be the most common ocular manifestation, and viral RNA was noted in conjunctiva and tears, posing a risk for ophthalmologists. Other less commonly seen findings in COVID-19 infections include keratoconjunctivitis, blepharitis, retinal changes, and ophthalmoparesis. However, recent studies show increasing reports of retinal and neuroophthalmological manifestations of the COVID-19 infection.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-SA