Research progress in the ocular tropism of respiratory viruses / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

There are about 200 kinds of respiratory viruses that can infect human.Some viruses can not only enter the human body through respiratory tract to cause infection, but also can cause eye infectious diseases first through eye surface contact, followed by respiratory tissue infection.Some infection of respiratory tract virus can also lead to eye complications.This article introduced the possible mechanism of respiratory viruses infecting respiratory tissue through the eyes, and respiratory viruses that can cause ocular infection or eye complications after infection, so as to provided a reference for preventing the transmission and infection of respiratory virus in the eyes.