TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of COVID-19 on corneal esthesiometry JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 458 LP - 460 DO - 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-320003 VL - 106 IS - 4 AU - Lucas Baldissera Tochetto AU - Dalton de Freitas Santoro AU - Flavio Hirai AU - Danielle Dias Conte AU - Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima AU - Luciene B Sousa AU - Nancy Cristina Junqueira Bellei AU - Denise De Freitas AU - Lauro Augusto de Oliveira Y1 - 2022/04/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/106/4/458.abstract N2 - Individuals with suspected COVID-19 symptoms (n=202) were tested using nasopharyngeal RT-qPCR. All individuals underwent corneal esthesiometry measurements using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer during their first visit; 50 participants underwent an additional measurement at a mean interval of 32.5 (17.8) days. COVID-19 was confirmed in 101 subjects (50%) using nasopharyngeal PCR. The mean time from symptom onset to disease diagnosis and corneal esthesiometry was 4.2 (2.1) days. Mean corneal esthesiometry findings based on the positive and negative PCR status indicated no statistical difference. This study demonstrated that COVID-19 had no effect on corneal esthesiometry in individuals with acute-phase COVID-19. ER -