Abstract
Coronavirus infection disease-19 (COVID-19) is a worldwide catastrophic emergency that first appeared in late 2019, in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 is a multitropism disease that first affects lung tissue. However, extrapulmonary manifestations have been suspected from the first COVID-19 cases. The ocular signs and symptoms were from the early changes that occur during the course of the disease. Changes in the anterior eye segment have a relatively higher incidence than the posterior eye segment. Of which, conjunctivitis, COVID-19 pharyngioceratoconjuctivitis, iridocyclitis, corneal punctate epitheliopathy, and pathomorphological changes in the physio-anatomy of the anterior eye segment. The potential pathogenesis includes direct penetration of the virus into the eye (conjunctiva, lumbus, and cornea) or due to a systemic pathway through viremia, as well as due to autoimmune antibodies against the ocular structure (immune privilege). The presence of ocular manifestations of the external anterior fibrous layer suggests a mild course of the disease.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(1), 4-10
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Marzoog, B. A. (2024). Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22
MLA 9
Marzoog, Basheer Abdullah. "Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 1, 2024, pp. 4-10. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22.
Chicago (author–date)
Marzoog, Basheer Abdullah. 2024. "Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 17 (1): 4-10. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22.
Harvard
Marzoog, B. A. (2024) 'Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(1), pp. 4-10. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22.
Vancouver
Marzoog BA. Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024;17(1):4-10. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22
IEEE
B. A. Marzoog, "Manifestations of coronavirus infection disease-19 in anterior eye segment: An up-to-date review," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 4-10, 2024, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_237_22.