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Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion?
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an advisory for regular and thorough cleaning of hands besides other measures such as social distancing and self-isolation. The rationale for the same is to prevent the transfer of the virus from hands that have come in contact with fomites. W...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32461409 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1308_20 |
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author | Shetty, Rohit Jayadev, Chaitra Chabra, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Sonia D’Souza, Sharon Khamar, Pooja Sethu, Swaminathan Honavar, Santosh G |
author_facet | Shetty, Rohit Jayadev, Chaitra Chabra, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Sonia D’Souza, Sharon Khamar, Pooja Sethu, Swaminathan Honavar, Santosh G |
author_sort | Shetty, Rohit |
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description | Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an advisory for regular and thorough cleaning of hands besides other measures such as social distancing and self-isolation. The rationale for the same is to prevent the transfer of the virus from hands that have come in contact with fomites. While both alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR) or washing with soap and water are claimed to have been effective, hand sanitizers have gained more popularity due to the ease of use. The increased frequency of ABHR use and the aerosols generated pose a potential threat to the skin and exposed mucosal surfaces, especially that of the eye due to the proximity of use. The adverse effects of alcohol in these sanitizers can be manifold. An allergic or inflammatory response can occur depending on the predisposing or preexisting conditions. This article describes the risks, underlying mechanisms, and preventive measures for sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-75081412020-10-02 Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? Shetty, Rohit Jayadev, Chaitra Chabra, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Sonia D’Souza, Sharon Khamar, Pooja Sethu, Swaminathan Honavar, Santosh G Indian J Ophthalmol Current Ophthalmology Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an advisory for regular and thorough cleaning of hands besides other measures such as social distancing and self-isolation. The rationale for the same is to prevent the transfer of the virus from hands that have come in contact with fomites. While both alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR) or washing with soap and water are claimed to have been effective, hand sanitizers have gained more popularity due to the ease of use. The increased frequency of ABHR use and the aerosols generated pose a potential threat to the skin and exposed mucosal surfaces, especially that of the eye due to the proximity of use. The adverse effects of alcohol in these sanitizers can be manifold. An allergic or inflammatory response can occur depending on the predisposing or preexisting conditions. This article describes the risks, underlying mechanisms, and preventive measures for sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-06 2020-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7508141/ /pubmed/32461409 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1308_20 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Current Ophthalmology Shetty, Rohit Jayadev, Chaitra Chabra, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Sonia D’Souza, Sharon Khamar, Pooja Sethu, Swaminathan Honavar, Santosh G Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title | Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title_full | Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title_fullStr | Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title_full_unstemmed | Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title_short | Sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD)—A COVID-19 repercussion? |
title_sort | sanitizer aerosol-driven ocular surface disease (sadosd)—a covid-19 repercussion? |
topic | Current Ophthalmology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32461409 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1308_20 |
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