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Ocular manifestations of COVID-19 disease


Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual System
Anna Major Bastian,1 Dawn S Russell Hermanns2

Abstract

The highly contagious novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV is a new strain not previously identified in humans. Also known as coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), this virus causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome and has had widespread impact gaining pandemic status by the World Health Organization. There have been reports on the ocular manifestations of infection with this virus and this article provides a mini review of the published data.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, ocular manifestations, conjunctivitis, red eyes, tearing

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