The ocular surface, coronaviruses and COVID‐19

MDP Willcox, K Walsh, JJ Nichols… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The ocular surface has been suggested as a site of infection with Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2) responsible for the coronavirus disease‐19 (COVID‐19). This review examines the …

The perspectives of biomarker-based electrochemical immunosensors, artificial intelligence and the internet of medical things towardáCOVID-19 diagnosis and …

AK Yadav, D Verma, A Kumar, P Kumar… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 an international
health emergency due to the severity of infection progression, which became more severe …

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on the use and management of plastics

JC Prata, ALP Silva, TR Walker… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material.
Mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic …

The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners

L Jones, K Walsh, M Willcox, P Morgan… - Contact Lens and Anterior …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel coronavirus (CoV), the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2), results in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As information concerning the …

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface

L Jones, N Efron, K Bandamwar, M Barnett, DS Jacobs… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, slee** in lenses, ill …

SARS-CoV-2 on ocular surfaces in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 from the Lombardy region, Italy

C Azzolini, S Donati, E Premi, A Baj… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Since February 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly
all over the world, with an epidemiological cluster in Lombardy, Italy. The viral …

PPE pollution in the terrestrial and aquatic environment of the Chittagong city area associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant health implications

MJ Abedin, MU Khandaker, MR Uddin… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The present study focuses on the indiscriminate disposal of personal protective equipment
(PPEs) and resulting environmental contamination during the 3rd wave of COVID-19-driven …

COVID-19 pandemic from an ophthalmology point of view

PC Gupta, MP Kumar, J Ram - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a highly contagious RNA virus
termed as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Amassing the Covid-19 driven PPE wastes in the dwelling environment of Chittagong Metropolis and associated implications

MJ Abedin, MU Khandaker, MR Uddin, MR Karim… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the Covid-19 driven indiscriminate disposal of PPE wastes (mostly
face mask and medical wastes) in Chittagong metropolitan area (CMA), Bangladesh. Based …

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear in Spain

D Garcia-Ayuso, M Escamez-Torrecilla… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the behaviour of contact lens (CL) wearers in Spain during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An anonymized web-based questionnaire was used to …