| Autor: |
Erkan Çelik, Burçin Köklü Çınar, Mahmut Atum, İsa Yuvacı, Ali Altan Ertan Boz |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Turkish |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 137-141 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2146-409X |
| DOI: |
10.31832/smj.801248 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To investigate the presence of chronic ocular diseases in patients who had a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test of oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 virus. Material and Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted to determine all hospitalized patients who had a positive rRT‐PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 virus. From these patients, who applied to eye polyclinics in the last one year were included and the diagnosis was investigated. Results: This study investigated 1120 patients with a positive rRT‐PCR test. Of these patients, 178 (15.8%) had applied to eye clinics previously. The most common diseases were refractive errors, dry eye syndrome, blepharoconjunctivitis, and allergic conjunctivitis. Conclusion: The rate of concomitant ocular diseases in patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 was 15.8%. Avoiding touching the face and eyes and hand hygiene were the main prevention ways from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Concomitant ocular diseases might increase the risk of contact transmission routes. |
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