RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Impact of COVID-19 on corneal esthesiometry
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 458
OP 460
DO 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-320003
VO 106
IS 4
A1 Lucas Baldissera Tochetto
A1 Dalton de Freitas Santoro
A1 Flavio Hirai
A1 Danielle Dias Conte
A1 Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima
A1 Luciene B Sousa
A1 Nancy Cristina Junqueira Bellei
A1 Denise De Freitas
A1 Lauro Augusto de Oliveira
YR 2022
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/106/4/458.abstract
AB 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.