COVID-19: Limiting the Risks for Eye Care Professionals
COVID-19: Limiting the Risks for Eye Care Professionals
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DOI：
10.1080/09273948.2020.1755442
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发表时间：
2020-04-20
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Biswas, Jyotirmay
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作者：
Sadhu, Soumen;Agrawal, Rupesh;Biswas, Jyotirmay
COVID-19 疫情爆发后，在很短的时间内就达到了大流行的程度。它主要通过直接接触感染者的分泌物或通过吸入含有 SARS-CoV-2 的飞沫在人与人之间传播。病毒是否可以通过眼泪传播存在争议。暴露的眼表可能成为传播和感染呼吸道疾病的门户。考虑到已报告的表明医院内传播的医护人员病例以及解剖和生理方面，认为眼科医疗保健专业人员因其工作而面临更高的感染病毒的风险。在这篇叙述性评论中，我们讨论了有关在人类眼泪中检测到 SARS-CoV-2 的当前证据以及迄今为止报告的传播形式。我们还提供了一种可在眼科护理机构中实施的综合方法，以保护医护人员和患者免受病毒感染。
After the outbreak of the disease COVID-19, it has reached pandemic proportions within a very short time. It is mainly transmitted human-to-human through direct contact with secretions from an infected person or through inhalation of droplets containing SARS-CoV-2. It is controversial whether the virus may be transmitted via tears. Exposed ocular surface can serve as a gateway in transmission and acquiring respiratory diseases. Considering the reported cases on healthcare workers indicating nosocomial transmission and the anatomical and physiological aspects it is perceived that ophthalmic healthcare professionals are at higher risk of contracting the virus by virtue of their job. In this narrative review we discuss current evidence around detection of SARS-CoV-2 in human tears and forms of transmissions reported to date. We also provide a comprehensive approach that may be implemented in an ophthalmic care facility to protect healthcare personnel, as well as patients, from contracting the virus.