Corona ReseachGateCharacteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With COVID-19
The aim to investigate ocular manifestations and viral prevalence in the conjunctiva of patients with COVID-19.
Case series including 38 patients with COVID-19, 12 patients had ocular manifestations, such as epiphora, conjunctival congestion, or chemosis, and these commonly occurred in patients with more severe systemic manifestations. Reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction results were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in 28 nasopharyngeal swabs and 2 conjunctival swabs, and more significant changes in blood test values appeared in patients with ocular abnormalities.
These data may assist ophthalmologists and others to understand the ocular manifestations of COVID-19, thus enhancing the diagnosis and prevention of the transmission of the disease.
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Ping Wu, MD1; Fang Duan, MD2; Chunhua Luo, MD1; et al Qiang Liu, MD1; Xingguang Qu, MD1; Liang Liang, MD1; Kaili Wu, MD2
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JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online March 31, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.1291
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