Introduction:

The infection of coronavirus-2 causes the disease known as COVID-19, which also affects the ocular system.

Objective:

To offer a theoretical reference related to the influence of the infection with coronavirus-2 in the ocular system.

Method:

A bibliographical review was made during the first semester of 2020 in the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas in Guantanamo, where an analysis of originals articles and systematic reviews was carried out, all of them including information related to COVID-19 and the ocular system. The search went through the consultation of the databases Pubmed, Infomed and SciELO, in English and Spanish, with no restriction on the entry dates. The following key words and connectors were used in the Google Scholar search engine: COVID-19 and ophthalmic disease, SARS-CoV-2 and ocular damage, and its equivalent terms in Spanish. The compilation of data was made according to a form that summed up the most important questions related to the purpose of the review.

Results:

A text was written, divided in the following sections: general aspects of COVID-19, the role of the eyes in the transmission of COVID-19, possible pathophysiology of eye damage, symptoms, ophthalmological records in patients with COVID-19, treatment of COVID-19 and ocular symptoms of the disease, and the biopsychosocial damage of COVID-19.

Conclusions:

The transition of COVID-19 through the eye discharges is possible, and ocular symptoms during the infection can be observed.

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