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The prevalence of ocular involvement of COVID-19 patients in the field hospital of Rayong province

Completed
Conditions
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 were confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasopharyngeal swab and aged 18 years or more.
coronavirus disease 2019
Registration Number
TCTR20220510008
Lead Sponsor
THANICHAYA REANPINYAWAT
Brief Summary

A total of 361 COVID-19 patients were included. The age range was 18-68 years (mean age of 33.7 years). One hundred forty-two were male (39.3%) and two hundred nineteen were female (60.7%). There were 64 patients (17.8%) with underlying medical conditions. The prevalence of ocular manifestations was 17.2%, which was due to conjunctivitis. The most common ocular symptoms were photophobia in 26 subjects (7.2%), tearing in 21 patients (5.8%), and redeye in 16 patients (4.4%).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
361
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 were confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasopharyngeal swab and aged 18 years or more.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who did not complete the questionnaire or patients of other nationalities with communication problems

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
prevalence of ocular manifestations 14 days admission percentage
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of vaccinated patients 3 months percentage
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