Open AccessOCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN LABORATORY CONFIRMED COVID-19
Author(s) -
Shakti Krishan Rajguru,
Udesh Rajpurohit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2068
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , eyelid , dermatology , ocular surgery , ophthalmology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background: Scarce literature has been published thus far regarding ocular findings in the COVID-19.
Methods: All patients were confirmed by SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcriptase– polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of nasopharynx or oropharynx swab specimens collected at an isolation facility, fever clinic, or hospital unit designated for suspected cases pending confirmation.
Results: Overall, 25 patients (25.00%) had various ocular symptoms during COVID-19 infection. Among those with ocular symptoms, 19 patients (76.00%) presented with increased conjunctival discharge, including white mucoid (6 [24.00%]), thin watery (3 [12.00%]) and yellow-green purulent (11 [44.00%]) discharge, and with conjunctival congestion (2 [8.00%]). Other ocular manifestations contained ocular pain (3 [12.00%]), tearing (1 [4.00%]), and eyelid swelling (1 [4.00%]).
Conclusion: We concluded that common ocular manifestations were conjunctival discharge, eye rubbing, and conjunctival congestion.
Keywords: COVID-19, Ocular, Eye.