Can the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affect the eyes? A review of coronaviruses and ocular implications in humans and animals

I Seah, R Agrawal - Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (CoV) epidemic, caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus–2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged from China. This virus causes …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a systemic infection

A Synowiec, A Szczepański… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, seven identified coronaviruses (CoVs) have been found to infect humans; of these,
three highly pathogenic variants have emerged in the 21st century. The newest member of …

A Guide to COVID‐19: a global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2

CL Atzrodt, I Maknojia, RDP McCarthy… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of the SARS‐CoV‐2 strain of the human coronavirus has thrown the world
into the midst of a new pandemic. In the human body, the virus causes COVID‐19, a disease …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Nasiri, H Sharifi, A Bazrafshan, A Noori… - Journal of ophthalmic …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several studies have reported the characteristics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
yet there is a gap in our understanding of the ocular manifestations of COVID-19. In this …

Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The importance of recognising possible early ocular manifestation and using protective eyewear

JPO Li, DSC Lam, Y Chen, DSW Ting - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjo.bmj.com
On 31 December 2019, China notified WHO of a pneumonia outbreak of then unknown
aetiology in Wuhan, 1 a city of 11 million people in Hubei province. The seafood market …

Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary clinical manifestations of COVID-19

KD Johnson, C Harris, JK Cain, C Hummer… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus− 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been recently
identified as the culprit of the highly infectious, outbreak named coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality of respiratory viral infections: will COVID-19 follow suit?

A Audi, M AlIbrahim, M Kaddoura, G Hijazi… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, are known to have a high incidence of
infection during winter, especially in temperate regions. Dry and cold conditions during …

Evaluation of ocular symptoms and tropism of SARS‐CoV‐2 in patients confirmed with COVID‐19

N Hong, W Yu, J Xia, Y Shen, M Yap… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose The SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA has been detected in tears and conjunctival
samples from infected individuals. Conjunctivitis is also reported in a small number of cases …

Role of the eye in transmitting human coronavirus: what we know and what we do not know

C Sun, Y Wang, G Liu, Z Liu - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The outbreak of the current 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, now named SARS-CoV-2)
infection has become a worldwide health threat. Currently, more information is needed so as …

Extreme genomic CpG deficiency in SARS-CoV-2 and evasion of host antiviral defense

X Xia - Molecular biology and evolution, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Wild mammalian species, including bats, constitute the natural reservoir of betacoronavirus
(including SARS, MERS, and the deadly SARS-CoV-2). Different hosts or host tissues …