Issue 7/2022
D. Kazakova
Department of Surgery, Lozenets University Hospital, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the virus of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The first cases of the disease were registered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. In the span of several months the virus spread around the globe and on March 10th 2020 the World Health Organisation announced COVID-19 as a pandemic. From the beginning of the pandemic till February 2022 the disease affects 386 million people and puts a severe strain on world’s healthcare systems. The data gathered over the past two years show that apart from being an infection of the respiratory system, COVID-19 affects a range of other organs and systems. Ocular manifestations caused by SARS-CoV-2 are most commonly in the form of conjunctivitis, however cases of anterior, posterior and panuveitis, retinal vascular occlusions and neuro-ophthalmological manifestations, such as optic neuritis and papillophlebitis, have been reported.
Address for correspondence: D. Kazakova
Department of Surgery, Lozenets University Hospital
Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski ”
1, „Koziak“, Str.
1407, Sofia