Ophthalmologists’ strategy for the prevention and control of coronavirus pneumonia with conjunctivitis or with conjunctivitis as the first symptom
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2020.0002
- VernacularTitle:伴发或首发病毒性结膜炎的新型冠状病毒感染下眼科医师的防控策略
- Author:
Xuejie LI
1
;
Ming WANG
;
Changzheng CHEN
;
Anhuai YANG
;
Wei JIN
Author Information
1. 武汉大学第一临床学院，武汉 430060
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology
2020;38(3):276-280
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
China is currently in a critical stage of controlling the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19). As ophthalmologists working in the center of Wuhan city, the virus’s front line, we recently found conjunctivitis in five COVID-19 patients of a total of 92 COVID-19 patients.One of these five patients had conjunctivitis as the first symptom and was then diagnosed with COVID-19.These observations suggest: the mechanism and pathway of transmission of the novel coronavirus need to be further clarified; the symptoms of conjunctivitis accompanying novel coronavirus infection and conjunctiva as an important entrance point of the virus need to be further verified; early diagnosis, implementation of medical isolation, and giving appropriate treatment to patients with asymptomatic and mild-symptom conjunctivitis are essential to prevent the spread of the epidemic; those with conjunctivitis symptoms should be distinguished from other types of viral conjunctivitis; strict personal protection measures should be taken; and more sensitive techniques should be developed as soon as possible for virus detection in tear and conjunctiva swabs.
