Dry eye in the COVID-19 era: how the measures for controlling pandemic might harm ocular surface

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov;258(11):2567-2568. doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04808-3. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Authors

Giuseppe Giannaccare¹, Sabrina Vaccaro², Alessandra Mancini², Vincenzo Scorcia²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy. giuseppe.giannaccare@gmail.com.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Computer Terminals
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Dry Eye Syndromes / diagnosis
Dry Eye Syndromes / etiology*
Dry Eye Syndromes / physiopathology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Lubricant Eye Drops / administration & dosage
Male
Masks / adverse effects*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Respiratory Protective Devices / adverse effects*
SARS-CoV-2
Tears / physiology

Substances

Lubricant Eye Drops