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. 2021 Jan 20;16(1):103–112. doi: 10.18502/jovr.v16i1.8256

Table 2.

Symptoms and diseases of ocular in COVID-19 infection included in the reviewed studies (n = 1,021)


Characteristics N (%)
Symptom and sign ( n = 932)
Dry eyes or foreign body sensation 138 (16.0)
Redness 114 (13.3)
Tearing 111 (12.8)
Itching 109 (12.6)
Eye pain 83 (9.6)
Discharge 76 (8.8)
Blurred vision or decreased vision 71 (8.2)
Photophobia 62 (7.2)
Chemosis 42 (4.9)
Irritation 21 (2.4)
Gritty feeling 14 (1.6)
Burning sensation 8 (0.9)
Lid edema 8 (0.9)
Subconjunctival hemorrhage 3 (0.3)
Pseudomembrane and hemorrhage 2 (0.2)
Pseudodendrite 1 (0.1)
Subepithelial infiltrates 1 (0.1)
Water secretion 1 (0.1)
Disease ( n = 89)
Conjunctivitis 79 (88.8)
Keratitis 2 (2.2)
Episcleritis 2 (2.2)
Keratoconjunctivitis 2 (2.2)
Pingueculitis 1 (1.1)
Hordeolum 2 (2.2)
Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy 1 (1.1)