August 2021 COVID-19 and Eye Health Round Up

All the research related to eye health and COVID-19 published in August 2021, sourced from LitCovid.

Child eye health: myopia & digital eye strain

• Prevalence Trend of Myopia after Promoting Eyecare in Preschoolers: A Serial Survey in Taiwan Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.08.013
• Prevalence of Self-Reported Symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors among School Students in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2021.1963786
• Impact of E-Schooling on Digital Eye Strain in Coronavirus Disease Era: A Survey of 654 Students. J Curr Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_89_20
• Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study. Br J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319307
• Relationship between screen time and dry eye symptoms in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ocul Surf. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.002
• Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Glob Pediatr Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X211022910

Emergency Department/Clinic settings

• Paediatric eye injuries during a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Clin Exp Optom. https://doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2021.1964921
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment services-Experiences from the Tongren eye center in Beijing. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254751
• Changing trends in ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. Br J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319627
• The possible impact of increased physical intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic on ocular health. SAGE Open Med. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121211035263
• Where did all the retinal detachments go? Gathering insights into who did not attend during the first peak of COVID-19. Eye (Lond). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01695-8

Tertiary care

• The Impact of Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Characteristics of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments at a Tertiary Referral Centre. Clin Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S323998
• Returning to cataract surgery after a hiatus: a UK survey report. Eye (Lond). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01717-5
• COVID 19 repercussions in ophthalmology: a narrative review. Sao Paulo Med J. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0113.R1.0504221

Mucormycosis

• Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral-Mucormycosis During the COVID-19 Second Wave in 2021 – A Preliminary Report from a Single Hospital. Clin Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S324977
• Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Management of Rhino Orbital Mucormycosis in Post COVID 19 Patients. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02807-2
• Rhino-orbital mucormycosis following COVID-19 in previously non-diabetic, immunocompetent patients. Orbit. https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2021.1960382
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) complicated by rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis presenting with neurovascular thrombosis: a case report and review of literature. J Neurovirol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-021-00996-8

Eye Diseases

• SARS-CoV-2 among the Potential Viral Triggers for Vogt-Konayagi-Harada Disease: First Case Report and Literature Review. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.1966052
• Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain on Structural and Functional Outcomes of Neovascular AMD Patients. J Clin Med. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163551
• Association of Ocular Surface Diseases With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Six Districts of China: An Observational Cohort Study. Front Immunol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.695428
• The Effect of Treatment Discontinuation During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Visual Acuity in Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 1-Year Results. Ophthalmol Ther. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-021-00381-y

Dry Eye

No articles found

Tele-Ophthalmology

• Teleophthalmology and Artificial Intelligence As Game Changers in Ophthalmic Care After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16392
• Telemedicine Evaluations in Neuro-Ophthalmology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient and Physician Surveys. J Neuroophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001370
• Remote Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil.

Ocular transmission, detection & manifestation of COVID-19

• [COVID-19: is transmission through eye contact possible?]. Vestn Oftalmol. https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2021137041104
• Does the novel coronavirus use the ocular surface as an entrance into the body or as an infection site? Arq Bras Oftalmol. https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20220012
• Inhibitory Effect of Ophthalmic Solutions against SARS-CoV-2: A Preventive Action to Block the Viral Transmission? Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081550
• Secret hiding places in the eye and beyond: what about after SARS-CoV-2 infection? Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05323-9
• COVID-19 Ocular Prophylaxis: The Potential Role of Ozonated-Oils in Liposome Eyedrop Gel. Transl Vis Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.10.9.7
• Retinal OCT Findings in Patients after COVID Infection. J Clin Med. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153233

Vaccines

• COVID-19 Recombinant mRNA Vaccines and Serious Ocular Inflammatory Side Effects: Real or Coincidence? J Ophthalmic Vis Res. https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v16i3.9443
• Uveitis following the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection: a possible association. Retina. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003277
• Bilateral Multifocal Choroiditis following COVID-19 Vaccination. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.1957123

Case Reports

• A Case of Post-COVID-19-Associated Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy and Giant Cell Arteritis-Like Vasculitis. J Neuroophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001348
• Acute Uveitis following COVID-19 Vaccination. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.1962917
• Corneal graft rejection following COVID-19 vaccine. Eye (Lond). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01671-2
• COVID-19 lockdown measures induced severe iron-deficiency anaemia resulting in central retinal vein occlusion and amenorrhea. BMJ Case Rep. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242639
• An uncommon cold of the retina. Surv Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.08.006
• Case Report: A Re-Positive Case of SARS-CoV-2 Associated With Glaucoma. Front Immunol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.701295
• Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a 46-Year-Old Man with COVID-19: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1159/000517417
• Unilateral diplopia and ptosis in a child with COVID-19 revealing third cranial nerve palsy. J Infect Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.007
• A Case of Post-COVID-19-Associated Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy and Giant Cell Arteritis-Like Vasculitis. J Neuroophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001348
• Bilateral Ampiginous Choroiditis following Presumed SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1646364
• In Vivo confocal microscopy findings after COVID-19 infection. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.1966051
• Reactivation of Acute Retinal Necrosis following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7336488
• Anterior Scleritis Manifesting After Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Report of Two Cases. Cornea. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000002795

Training

• A questionnaire-based assessment of Safe Eye Examination (SEE) technique. Indian J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_3316_20

Patient perspectives

No articles found

Primary eye care

• COVID-19 safety guidelines for school eye health screening programs. Indian J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1282_21

Eye Donation and Banking

• COVID-19 safety guidelines for school eye health screening programs. Indian J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1282_21
• Case series of scleral patch grafts during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_3784_20

Other impacts of COVID-19 on vision and eye health

• Genetic counseling practice for inherited eye diseases in an Israeli medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Genet Couns. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1479

World Health Organisation updates

• WHO releases new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240032507

Photo credit: Shamim Khan, Mazharul Haque BNSB Eye Hospital