The proximity required of a thorough biomicroscopic slit-lamp examination may put ophthalmologists at increased risk for respiratory-borne infection with SARS-CoV-2. Conjunctivitis has been described in a few patients with COVID-19 and other coronavirus syndromes. Although SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in the conjunctival secretions or tears of patients with COVID-19 and conjunctivitis, transmission of infection through respiratory droplets to ophthalmologists without eye protection or masks may be the bigger concern.
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【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Infection, Transmission, Mask, conjunctivitis, increased risk, Conjunctival secretion, respiratory droplet, described, required, infection with SARS-CoV-2, patients with COVID-19, slit-lamp, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19,
【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Infection, Transmission, Mask, conjunctivitis, increased risk, Conjunctival secretion, respiratory droplet, described, required, infection with SARS-CoV-2, patients with COVID-19, slit-lamp, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19,