Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19): Ophthalmic Problems. Literature Review

Despite the large amount of information, the WHO-announced pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) remains poorly understood. Discussions are continuing about the possibility of transmission of the infection through the eye, about methods of protecting medical personnel and patients, cl...

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Published inOftalʼmokhirurgii͡a︡ = Ophthalmosurgery no. 3; pp. 70 - 79
Main Authors Onufriichuk, O.N., Gazizova, I.R., Malyugin, B.E., Kuroyedov, A.V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published Publishing house "Ophthalmology" 02.10.2020
Subjects
covid-19
eye protection
ocular manifestations
ophthalmic care
sars-cov-2
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Summary:Despite the large amount of information, the WHO-announced pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) remains poorly understood. Discussions are continuing about the possibility of transmission of the infection through the eye, about methods of protecting medical personnel and patients, clinical manifestations, methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment, and organization of ophthalmic medical care under epidemiological restrictions. The proposed literature review is an attempt to provide new data on the problem of COVID-19 in ophthalmology.
ISSN:0235-4160
2312-4970
DOI:10.25276/0235-4160-2020-3-70-79