What The Study Did:
Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing, this study found that SARS-CoV-2 was present on the ocular surface in 52 of 91 patients with COVID-19 (57.1%). The virus may also be detected on ocular surfaces in patients with COVID-19 when the nasopharyngeal swab is negative.
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Claudio Azzolini, M.D., of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, is the corresponding author.
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