Caution of coronavirus transmission through ocular surface

Jin-Xin Song; Yong-Xin Xing; Jie Wu; Hong-Bing Zhang

doi:10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2020.4.34

Guoji Yanke Zazhi (Apr 2020)

Caution of coronavirus transmission through ocular surface

Jin-Xin Song,
Yong-Xin Xing,
Jie Wu,
Hong-Bing Zhang

Affiliations

Jin-Xin Song: Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of Xi'an; Shaanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China
Yong-Xin Xing: Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of Xi'an; Shaanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China
Jie Wu: Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of Xi'an; Shaanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China
Hong-Bing Zhang: Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of Xi'an; Shaanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2020.4.34
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 4
pp. 726 – 728

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At present, the new coronavirus(COVID-19)epidemic is spreading rapidly in Wuhan city Hubei province of China, and has aroused great attention of the international community. There have been clues that the conjunctiva may be one of the entries for the new coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2). In the absence of clinical evidence on ocular infection with SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, understanding the mechanism and cell receptors of coronavirus transmission through ocular surface and the transmission characteristics of homologous coronavirus can provide some suggestions for appropriately ocular protection and identify COVID-19 coexisting with ocular signs for ophthalmologists during this epidemic disease.

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ISSN: 1672-5123 (Print)
Publisher: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: http://ies.ijo.cn/

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