[Ophthalmological manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome].
Yusef YusefE E KazaryanD V AndzhelovaM V VorobyovaPublished in: Vestnik oftalmologii (2021)
The review presents data on damage to the organ of vision in patients recovered from the new coronavirus infection reflecting on the results obtained by various researchers from examining patients with varying severity of the disease, both during the active stage and after recovery. Possible ways of transmission of the infectious agent into the organ of vision were analyzed. The most common ocular manifestation of COVID-19 is conjunctivitis, while lesions of the retina and optic nerve were noted less often. The article also outlines the strategy for treatment and describes infection prevention measures for doctors and patients.