Insights on the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through the eyes  

作　　者：Rui Zhu Zi-Yan Yu Lin Han 

机构地区：[1]Department of Ophthalmology,the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang 110005,Liaoning Province,China [2]Eye Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang 110005,Liaoning Province,China [3]Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province,Shenyang 110005,Liaoning Province,China [4]China Medical University,Shenyang 110122,Liaoning Province,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2022年第11期1857-1863,共7页国际眼科杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.82000877)。

摘　　要：A novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-Co V-2 or 2019-nCOV), causing coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), has rapidly spread to most countries and regions worldwide since it broke out at the end of 2019. Epidemic of the virus produces a tremendous pressure on the global health systems. With progressive insight into SARS-Co V-2, the role of eye tissue has attracted wide attention in the spread of COVID-19. Whether SARS-Co V-2 can enter the human body through eyes and cause infection? The fact that unprotected exposure of the eyes to 2019-n Co V might have allowed the virus to infect the body implies that 2019-n COV can invade eye tissue and set foot in organism. Facing the severe challenge of preventing spread of the COVID-19, combined with the high-risk environment of ophthalmology, it is crucial to investigate ocular tropism of coronavirus. This paper explores the possibility of coronavirus transmission through the eye from aspects of probable mechanisms, clinical cases, detection of coronavirus;and puts forward precautions for ophthalmologists and nurses. Consequently, this review reveals our understanding of ocular tropism of coronavirus and contributes to determining risk of ocular transmission, raising awareness of necessary eye protection among medical workers and reducing further prevalence of SARS-Co V-2.

关 键 词：CORONAVIRUS SARS-CoV-2 OCULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS 

分 类 号：R563.1[医药卫生—呼吸系统] R181.3[医药卫生—内科学]