A review on ocular manifestations in Covid-19 and an Ayurvedic overview

Athira Rosh; Veena Shekar

Athira Rosh Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Shalakya Tantra, Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Veena Shekar Professor, Department of Shalakya Tantra, Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Keywords: COVID-19, Global Pandemic, Ayurveda, Ocular Manifestations

Abstract

COVID-19 has become a global pandemic from December 2019 resulting in 3.8 million deaths worldwide. The extra pulmonary manifestations of the virus are unpredictable and varied. The ocular manifestations like conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis etc. were observed in the patients during the course of the disease, which is being reviewed and summarized in this article. Here an effort is made to collect all the possible data regarding the ocular presentation of COVID-19 and an overview of the disease through Ayurveda.

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