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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2021

Evaluation of ocular symptoms in COVID-19 subjects in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Betül İlkay Sezgin Akçay, Esra Kardeş, Gülünay Kıray, Betül Ayaz, Gülay Karakuş Hacıoğlu, Emin Pala

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Betül İlkay Sezgin AkçayOphthalmology Department, University of the Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. betul_sezgin@yahoo.com.
Esra KardeşOphthalmology Department, University of the Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Gülünay KırayOphthalmology Department, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Betül AyazInternal Medicine Department, University of the Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gülay Karakuş HacıoğluOphthalmology Department, University of the Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Emin PalaFamily Medicine Department, University of the Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TRUniversity of Auckland · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvaluation of subtle ocular involvement and clinically significant conjunctivitis symptoms in a group of patients with COVID-19 in outpatient and inpatient settings.

methodOverall, 1083 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 were recruited as subjects. Patients were divided into inpatients (group 1, n = 371) and outpatients (group 2, n = 712). Demographical and general medical data included age, sex, and comorbidities. Patients whose diagnosis was confirmed by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were called by phone, and their chronic ocular disease, previous ocular surgery, ocular medication, contact lens wear and ocular irritation symptoms were queried during the active disease period.

resultsThe mean age of the patients was 44.2 ± 16.5 (19-97) years; 635 (58.6%) were male, and 448 (41.4%) were female. Comorbidity, chronic ocular disease, ophthalmic medication and previous ocular surgery rates were significantly higher in group 1 (p < 0.05), while contact lens wear was not significantly different between groups. The main complaints received from patients were sore eye or burning sensation, foreign body sensation, itching and red eye and were significantly higher in group 1. Clinically significant conjunctivitis symptoms, such as red eye, ocular discharge and eyelid edema, were observed in 28 patients (2.6%), with 14 (3.8%) patients in group 1 and 14 (2%) patients in group 2.

conclusionClinically significant conjunctivitis symptoms were detected in 28 subjects in the inpatient and outpatient groups. As systemic findings of COVID-19 intensify.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19EyeEye DiseasesFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsYoung AdultConjunctivitisocular irritation and conjunctivitis symptoms as red eyeCoronavirus disease 2019Ocular discharge and eyelidOcular irritation symptomsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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