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ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission from donor corneal tissue: A review.

Anna K Salz, Manisha Acharya, Nicola Hofmann, Ilka Wittmershaus, Virender Sangwan, Martin Börgel, Umang Mathur

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Review in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna K SalzGerman Society for Tissue Transplantation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gewebetransplantation gGmbH, DGFG), Germany.
Manisha AcharyaCornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), New Delhi, India.
Nicola HofmannGerman Society for Tissue Transplantation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gewebetransplantation gGmbH, DGFG), Germany.
Ilka WittmershausGerman Society for Tissue Transplantation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gewebetransplantation gGmbH, DGFG), Germany.
Virender SangwanCornea and Ocular Surface Services, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), New Delhi, India.
Martin BörgelGerman Society for Tissue Transplantation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gewebetransplantation gGmbH, DGFG), Germany.
Umang MathurCornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), New Delhi, India.
Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the outbreak of respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, there is an ongoing discussion about whether the virus could be transmitted through corneal transplantation from donor to recipient. The purpose of this review was to summarize the current knowledge in the scientific community to provide aid in risk evaluation for potential virus transfer by corneal transplants. Literature was searched in PubMed.gov for relevant articles on coronavirus in conjunction with cornea processing, cornea transplantation and eye banking. Further, guidelines of health authorities and eye banking associations were reviewed. Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be detected in ocular swabs and/or fluid of patients with COVID-19. However, the risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission through these ocular tissues or fluid of patients is judged differently. To date, per literature and official guidelines, no evidence of viable virus in ocular tissue and no cases of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via tissue preparations have been reported.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2CorneaEye BanksHumansRNA, ViralRNA, ViralCorneacornea processingCOVID-19eye bankingSARS-CoV-2virus transmission

Identifiers

PMID34011748
PMCPMC8302275
OpenAlexW3163942143

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