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. 2020 Oct 30;12:129–137. doi: 10.2147/EB.S268828

Table 1.

Ocular Non-Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations of Patients Infected with HCoVs

Study Virus Study Type Sample Size Ocular Non Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations
Van Der Hoek L et al
200423
HCoV NL63 Case report One Conjunctivitis
Wu P. et al.
201915
SARS-CoV-2 Case series 38 total
12 with ocular manifestations
Conjunctivitis characterized by chemosis, epiphora, conjunctival hyperemia and secretion;
Two Positive conjunctival swab
Xia et al 202019 Prospective interventional case series 30 total
One with ocular manifestations
Conjunctival hyperemia, aqueous secretion;
Positive conjunctival swab
Navel V. et al
202018
Case report One Conjunctival hyperemia, secretion, follicles, petechiae, tarsal hemorrhages, chemosis, punctuate keratitis superficial punctuate keratitis, pseudomembranous tarsal reaction
Zhou Y. et al
202016
Cross sectional 121 total
Eight with ocular symptoms
Itching, redness, tearing, discharge, foreign body sensation;
Positive conjunctival swab (1)
Hong N. et al
202017
Cross sectional 56 total
15 with ocular symptoms
Eye pain, itching, foreign body sensation, tearing, redness, dry eyes, eye secretions, floaters
Chen L. et al
202020
Case report One Follicular conjunctivitis, palpable preauricular lymph node
Cheema M et al
202021
Case report One Keratoconjunctivitis, conjunctival follicular reaction and corneal subepithelial infiltrates
Marinho P. et al
202028
Cross sectional 12 Cotton wool spots, retinal hemorrhages, bilateral hyper-reflective lesions in ganglion cell and inner plexiform layers
Daruich A. et al
202024
Case report One Foreign body sensation, eyelid edema, conjunctival hyperemia;
Intense headache*
Sirakaya E. et al
202026
Case report One Bilateral acute follicular conjunctivitis;
Positive conjunctival swab

Notes: *We considered these symptoms/signs as part of neuro-ophthalmological manifestations. The numbers in parentheses represent the number or percentage of patients who presented with the symptom and/or sign.

Abbreviations: HCoVs, human coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2;