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SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 for the ophthalmologist
Author(s) -
BrandãodeResende Camilo,
DinizFilho Alberto,
Almeida Brito Fabiano,
VasconcelosSantos Daniel Vitor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/ceo.13877
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pandemic , context (archaeology) , coronavirus , eye care , optometry , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , paleontology , biology
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on ophthalmology. This review compiles general aspects of the novel coronavirus and COVID‐19, further dissects the most recent data on the role of the eye regarding disease transmission and manifestations, and summarizes preventive measures in the particular context of eye care.