COVID-19 Related Eye Manifestations: A Narrative Review

Background: the covid-19 pandemic has affected human beings in many ways. the presence ofsars-cov-2 in conjunctival cells and its secretion has been reported in the literature. in addition,there were significant reports of ocular complications that coincide with covid-19 disease. thisstudy aims to evaluate the covid-19 symptoms associated with ocular manifestations.context: evidence acquisition: we conducted a literature search with the keywords of “sarscov-2,” “covid-19,” “ncov-19,” “sars,” “mers,” and “severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus‐2” combined with key terms of “eye,” “ocular,” “ophthalmologic,” “ophthalmic,”“conjunctivitis,” “conjunctiva,” “uveitis,” “optic,” “retina,” “retinitis,” “cornea,” “scleritis,” and“glaucoma” in litcovid hub, pubmed, scopus, isi web of sciences, cochrane, and embasedatabases, as well as non-review articles.results: the covid-19 pandemic and its lockdown has drastically changed people’s lifestylesand health. the pandemic has also affected medical performance in various fields, includingophthalmology. this study summarized some findings in several areas of ophthalmology, including:1) the surface of the eye (conjunctivae, cornea), 2) intraocular manifestations (uveitis, retinitis), 3)neurological features of the eye, 4) covid-related ocular coagulopathy (retinal vein occlusion), 5)ophthalmological follow-up failure due to lockdown, 6) rare manifestations, and 7) diagnostic andprotective measures. data collection about the ophthalmological experience was done during thisrespiratory viral infection pandemic, and the most relevant literature was reviewed.conclusions: data findings showed a wide range of ocular manifestations and complicationsassociated with covid-19 and its pandemic. conjunctivitis is the most common ocularmanifestation of covid-19.