Ocular Manifestations of COVID-19 Infection

Authors

  • Himasri Das Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India
  • Syed A. Arif Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India
  • Chandrani Goswami Dept. of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3009-7742
  • Tinku Das Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India
  • Deepjyoti Deka Assam Rifles Dog Training Centre, Directorate General of Assam Rifles, Rowriah, Jorhat, Assam (785 004), India
  • Arfan Ali Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India
  • Sophia M. Gogoi Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India
  • Durlav P. Bora Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam (781 022), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23910/1.2022.3257a

Keywords:

COVID-19, ocular associations, animal models, prevention and control

Abstract

The eyes, which were not previously the subject of investigation, have emerged as one of the more intriguing aspect of COVID-19 infection. The probable pathways for SARS-CoV-2 infection through the eyes are either through the tear film and draining tear ducts leading to the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, or through the conjunctiva into limbal superficial cells into the inner eye, where distribution via the blood or nervous system appears to be possible. Virus pathogenesis through tear and conjunctiva has been established in animal models of several coronavirus eye diseases, and preliminary research have shown that SARS-CoV-2 may do the same in humans. Given that COVID-19 cases have reached pandemic proportions and are on the rise, it is vital to recognize the illness’s ocular manifestations and avert potentially vision-threatening effects. Coronaviruses may be transmitted between animals and humans through evolution, therefore investigating them in animal models could be crucial in the future to discover further elements of ocular involvement. It is recommended that health care and individual personnel take steps to avoid infection and limit viral transmission. More study is needed to understand the transmission pathways and the alternatives for COVID-19 prevention and therapy disseminated through the ocular surfaces for prompt recovery of the patients.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2022-12-17

How to Cite

1.
Das H, Arif SA, Goswami C, Das T, Deka D, Ali A, et al. Ocular Manifestations of COVID-19 Infection. IJBSM [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 17 [cited 2025 Sep. 21];13(Dec, 12):1417-24. Available from: https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/4365

Issue

Vol. 13 No. Dec, 12 (2022)

Section

Articles

License

Authors retain copyright. Articles published are made available as open access articles, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Creative Commons License

This journal permits and encourages authors to share their submitted versions (preprints), accepted versions (postprints) and/or published versions (publisher versions) freely under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable.