Indian Journal of Ophthalmology | 2021
Vitamin D supplementation in diabetic retinopathy in the era of COVID-19
Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 has generated public health crisis at a global level. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is an enveloped RNA virus. Infection provokes a remarkable range of responses from complete lack of symptoms through to cytokine storm and life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome. Mortality from COVID-19 is higher amongst people who are older, male, and obese. All these factors are related with increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. Male sex is associated with reduced impact of vitamin D on the immune response.[1]