Ocular Pathology and Occasionally Detectable Intraocular Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 RNA in Five Fatal Coronavirus Disease-19 Cases

• Published in: Ophthalmic research Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 785 - 792
• Main Authors: Reinhold, Aja, Tzankov, Alexandar, Matter, Matthias S., Mihic-Probst, Daniela, Scholl, Hendrik P.N., Meyer, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Angiotensin; Coronaviruses; Disease susceptibility; Fibrin; Formaldehyde; Genetic transcription; Health aspects; Immunohistochemistry; Research Article; RNA; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Ocular pathology; Vasculopathy; Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; Coronavirus disease 2019; Syndrome coronavirus-2

Introduction: In December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic broke out. The virus rapidly spread globally, resulting in a major world public-health crisis. The major disease manifestation occurs in the respiratory tract. However, further studies documente...