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

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 297-298

  Li, Ji Peng Olivia ^a   Lam, Dennis Shun Chiu ^b,c   Chen, Youxin ^d   Ting, Daniel Shu Wei ^a,e,f  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b C MER International Eye Care Group Limited   (Hong Kong)

^c THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

^d PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^e SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^f SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

conjunctiva; epidemiology; infection; public health

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; EYE DISEASE; EYE PROTECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CORONAVIRUS NL63; INFECTION PREVENTION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; BETACORONAVIRUS; EYE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

COVID-19; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; EYE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 85079756488     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-315994     Document Type: Editorial

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