August 25, 2020

More than Loss of Taste and Smell: Burning Watering Eyes in Coronavirus Disease 19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• A prospective, observational study of 108 non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19 found 69% reported at least one ocular symptom, the most common being burning sensations (n=39), excessive tearing (n=37), and redness (n=28).

Rokohl et al. (Aug 20, 2020). More than Loss of Taste and Smell: Burning Watering Eyes in Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.08.018