The surge of acute angle-closure glaucoma during the outbreak of Omicron in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai.
Mingjie ZhuYan YanPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2023)
The behavior pattern of the infected people and anxiety mood would induce the PACG attack. Some ophthalmic advice should be added to the Chinese treatment guidelines for COVID-19. Also, a shallow anterior chamber and narrow angle need to be ruled out when necessary. Further studies on larger populations are needed to explore the relationship between PACG and Covid.