[SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and the eye: An update on published data]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2020 Sep;43(7):642-652. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 30.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our daily lives as ophthalmologists. This general review firstly provides a better understanding of the virus responsible for the pandemic: the SARS-CoV-2, and the clinical manifestations of the COVID-19 disease. The second part is detailing the pathophysiology, clinical signs and challenges of ocular involvement, which seems rare and not functionally severe, but which may be a potential source of contamination. Finally, we discuss the preventive measures that need to be implemented in our daily practice to avoid any viral dissemination.

La pandémie de COVID-19 a bouleversé notre quotidien d’ophtalmologiste. Cette revue générale propose dans un premier temps de mieux faire connaissance avec le virus responsable de la pandémie, le SARS-CoV-2, et des atteintes cliniques du COVID-19. La seconde partie détaille la physiopathologie, les signes cliniques et les enjeux des atteintes oculaires, finalement rares et qui semblent peu sévères sur le plan fonctionnel, mais qui sont potentiellement source de contamination. Enfin, nous abordons les mesures préventives à mettre en place pour éviter toute dissémination virale en consultation d’ophtalmologie.

Keywords: COVID-19; Conjonctivite; Conjunctivitis; Larmes; Ocular surface; SARS-CoV-2; Surface oculaire; Tears; Transmission.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus* / genetics
  • Betacoronavirus* / ultrastructure
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
  • Eye / virology
  • Eye Infections, Viral / physiopathology
  • Eye Infections, Viral / prevention & control
  • Eye Infections, Viral / virology*
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Virus Integration