January 2022 COVID-19 and Eye Health Round Up

Child eye health: myopia & digital eye strain

• The Impact of Study-at-Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Myopia Progression in Chinese Children. Front Public Health. 2022 Jan 6;9:720514. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.720514. PMID: 35071149; PMCID: PMC8770940.
• Treatment for Myopia Progression Among Schoolchildren During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 4;5(1):e2143781. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43781. PMID: 35029662; PMCID: PMC8760616.
• COVID-19 outbreak and increased risk of amblyopia and epidemic myopia: Insights from EUROCOVCAT group. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan;32(1):17-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/11206721211053175. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID: 34751045.
• Ocular complaints from students during COVID-19 pandemic. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2022 Jan 25. https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/144199. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35077035.
• Association between digital smart device use and myopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Digit Health. 2021 Dec;3(12):e806-e818. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00135-7. Epub 2021 Oct 5. PMID: 34625399.
• Contribution of Total Screen/Online-Course Time to Asthenopia in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic via Influencing Psychological Stress. Front Public Health. 2021 Dec 1;9:736617. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.736617. PMID: 34926368; PMCID: PMC8671164.

Emergency Department/Clinic settings

• COVID-19 Changed Prevalence, Disease Spectrum and Management Strategies of Ocular Trauma. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 10;8:774493. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.774493. PMID: 35083239; PMCID: PMC8784966.

Tertiary care

• Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: facts and figures from a tertiary care center. Ann Med. 2022 Dec;54(1):310-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2022.2029554. PMID: 35060821; PMCID: PMC8786237.
• Ophthalmological Care Management of Cataract Patients During the COVID-19 Times: Perspectives From a Mexican Eye Health Care System. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2021 Nov 16;10(6):598. https://doi.org/10.1097/APO.0000000000000448. PMID: 34789675; PMCID: PMC8673855.

Mucormycosis

• COVID-19 associated mucormycosis – An emerging threat. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2022 Jan 13:S1684-1182(22)00001-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2021.12.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35074291; PMCID: PMC8755409.
• Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Rhino Orbital Mucormycosis Associated with COVID-19: A Case Series. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2022 Jan 6;14:1-10. https://doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S346315. PMID: 35023975; PMCID: PMC8747633.
• Rhino-orbital mucormycosis following COVID-19 in previously non-diabetic, immunocompetent patients. Orbit. 2021 Dec;40(6):499-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2021.1960382. Epub 2021 Aug 1. PMID: 34338124.
• First report of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Mycol Med. 2021 Dec;31(4):101203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101203. Epub 2021 Sep 4. PMID: 34517273; PMCID:

Eye Diseases

• COVID-19 AND THE HUMAN EYE – CONJUNCTIVITIS A LONE COVID-19 FINDING – A case-control study. Med Princ Pract. 2022 Jan 5. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521808. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34986482.
• Pandemia COVID-19: impacto sobre la tasa de conjuntivitis virales [COVID-19 pandemic: impact on the rate of viral conjunctivitis.]. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2021 Dec 3. Spanish. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oftal.2021.03.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34876775; PMCID: PMC8639486.

Dry Eye, Asthenopia & Digital eyestrain among adults

• The Association Between Dry Eye Disease With Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Disturbance During COVID-19. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 5;12:802302. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.802302. PMID: 35069294; PMCID: PMC8766963.
• Association of screen time, quality of sleep and dry eye in college-going women of Northern India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan;70(1):51-58. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1691_21. PMID: 34937207.
• Relationship Between Myopia and Other Risk Factors with Anxiety and Depression Among Chinese University Freshmen During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Public Health. 2021 Dec 1;9:774237. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.774237. PMID: 34926391; PMCID: PMC8671746.
• Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 24;11(1):24434. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03887-4. PMID: 34952901; PMCID: PMC8709849.

Ocular transmission, detection & manifestation of COVID-19

• Intrapatient and Interpatient Contact Lens Disinfection in the Age of COVID-19. Eye Contact Lens. 2022 Feb 1;48(2):57. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000871. PMID: 35058415.
• Okuläre Manifestationen bei COVID-19-Patienten [Ocular manifestations in patients with COVID-19]. Ophthalmologe. 2022 Jan 28. German. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-022-01581-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35089415.

Vaccines

• Bilateral acute macular neuroretinopathy in a young woman after the first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jan 20;25:101281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101281. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35075438; PMCID: PMC8769920.
• The Eye of the Storm: COVID-19 Vaccination and the Eye. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Feb;11(1):81-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-021-00415-5. Epub 2021 Dec 16. PMID: 34914035; PMCID: PMC8675299.

Case Reports

• Vogt Koyanagi Harada disease following a recent COVID-19 infection. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb;70(2):670-672. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_2550_21. PMID: 35086262.
• Post-COVID Wernicke’s presenting as bilateral vision loss. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jan 20;25:101271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101271. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35075437; PMCID: PMC8769919.
• Bell’s palsy following COVID-19 vaccine administration in HIV+ patient. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jan 20:101259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101259. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35075436; PMCID: PMC8769876.

Training

• Delivering a modified continuous objective structured clinical examination for ophthalmology residents through a hybrid online method. Korean J Med Educ. 2021 Dec;33(4):419-430. https://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2021.210. Epub 2021 Nov 30. PMID: 34875158; PMCID: PMC8655359.

Eye Donation and Banking

• Immediate impact of COVID-19 on eye banking in India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec;69(12):3653-3657. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1171_21. PMID: 34827016.

Other impacts of COVID-19 on vision, eye health & eye health professionals

• Investigation of Retinal Alterations in Patients Recovered from COVID-19: A Comparative Study. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2022 Jan 26:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.2024581. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35081000.
• Covid-19 Impact on Macular Neovascularization and Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment: Single-Center Experience. Biomed Hub. 2021 Dec 8;6(3):145-152. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519565. PMID: 35083227; PMCID: PMC8740216.
• Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Retinal Surgeries. Pak J Med Sci. 2021 Nov-Dec;37(7):1808-1812. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.4291. PMID: 34912399; PMCID: PMC8613012.

World Health Organization updates

• https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/bulletin/online-first/blt.21.286368.pdf?sfvrsn=c2c49a75_5 Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Dec 2021 (Accessed 31^st Jan, 2022)

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