Clinical data of SARS-CoV-2 infected on the ocular surface
| No. | Reference detail | Patients, n (confirmed/suspect) | Patients with viral conjunctivitis (n) | SARS-CoV-2 RNA tested in tears and/or conjunctival secretions | Conjunctival swabs sampling time (after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou et al23 | 67 (64/3) | 1 | 2 Cases probable positive (negative for the patients with conjunctivitis) | NA |
| 2 | Zhang et al67 | 102 (72/30) | 2 | 1 Case positive | Day 3 for CoV positive |
| 3 | Xia et al66 | 30 (30/0) | 1 | 1 Case positive | Days 2 and 5 (sampled twice for the same patient) |
| 4 | Wu et al68 | 38 (38/0) | 12 | 2 Cases positive | NA |
| 5 | Chen et al16 | 1 (1/0) | 1 | 1 Case positive | Days 13, 14 and 17 for CoV positive, Day 19 for CoV negative |
| 6 | Cheema et al70 | 1 (1/0) | 1 | 1 Case weakly positive | Sampled on Day 5, tested on Day 7 |
| 7 | Xie et al69 | 33 (33/0) | 0 | 2 Cases strong positive | 1 Case on Day 4, 1 case on Day 5 |
| 8 | Li et al73 | 2 (2/0) | 2 | 1 Case positive | 1 Case (positive) on Day 1, 1 case on Day 4 |
SARS-CoV2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.