Possible protective role of contact Lens against SARS COV 2

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2020 Sep;43(7):e233-e234. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Authors

P Plotas¹, K Kagkelaris¹, A Konstantopoulou², O Makri¹, C D Georgakopoulos³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
² Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. Electronic address: cgeorg@upatras.gr.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Conjunctiva / metabolism
Conjunctiva / virology
Contact Lenses / virology*
Cornea / metabolism
Cornea / virology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / metabolism
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Polypropylenes
Resins, Synthetic
SARS-CoV-2
Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
Tears / physiology
Viral Load
Virus Attachment

Substances

Polypropylenes
Resins, Synthetic
delrin
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Serine Endopeptidases
TMPRSS2 protein, human