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2020 ; 98
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Ocular manifestations and clinical characteristics of 535 cases of COVID-19 in
Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study
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Chen L
; Deng C
; Chen X
; Zhang X
; Chen B
; Yu H
; Qin Y
; Xiao K
; Zhang H
; Sun X
Acta Ophthalmol
2020[Dec]; 98
(8
): e951-e959
PMID32421258
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PURPOSE: To investigate the ocular manifestations and clinical characteristics of
COVID-19 patients caused by SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China. METHODS: A total of 535
COVID-19 patients were recruited at Mobile Cabin Hospital and Tongji Hospital.
Information on demographic characteristics, exposure history, ocular symptoms,
eye drop medication, eye protections, chronic eye diseases, systemic concomitant
symptoms, radiologic findings and SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swabs by
real-time PCR was collected from questionnaires and electronic medical records.
RESULTS: Of 535 patients, 27 patients (5.0%) presented with conjunctival
congestion and 4 patients had conjunctival congestion as the initial symptom. The
average duration of conjunctival congestion was 5.9 ± 4.5 days (mean [SD]). The
other ocular symptoms, including increased conjunctival secretion, ocular pain,
photophobia, dry eye and tearing, were also found in patients with conjunctival
congestion. Notably, hand-eye contact was independently correlated with
conjunctival congestion in COVID-19 patients. We also found that some COVID-19
patients had chronic eye diseases, including conjunctivitis (33, 6.2%),
xerophthalmia (24, 4.5%) and keratitis (14, 2.6%). Similar to the published
studies, the most common clinical symptoms were fever, cough and fatigue. A total
of 343 patients (64.1%) had positive SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal
swabs. CONCLUSIONS: Conjunctival congestion is one of the COVID-19-related ocular
symptoms, which could occur as the initial symptoms. Frequent hand-eye contact
may be the risk factor for conjunctival congestion in COVID-19 patients.
Screening of patients with conjunctival congestion by ophthalmologists is
advocated during the outbreak of COVID-19. It is essential to provide eye-care
equipment and strengthen education on eye protection.