沙特阿拉伯COVID-19阳性患者中的眼部症状:一个跨部门调查
Nayef F Alswaina1, Abdulrahman Alsowinea2, Yazeed K Alhabeeb2
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, SAU.
Cureus
|January 14, 2025
概括
超过五分之一的COVID-19患者报告了眼部症状,包括光敏感和视力模糊. 这些眼部疾病通常是轻微的,这表明需要对COVID-19进行进一步研究.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 冠状病毒疾病 (COVID-19) 呈现出除呼吸道问题之外的多种系统性症状.
- 越来越多地记录了严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 的肺外表现.
- 眼部参与COVID-19需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 在确诊的COVID-19病例中调查和报告眼部表现.
- 为了确定沙特阿拉伯COVID-19患者所经历的眼睛症状的患病率和类型.
主要方法:
- 采用了基于调查的回顾性研究设计.
- 一项电子调查通过社交媒体向COVID-19阳性测试的个人传播.
- 收集的数据包括人口统计,医学/眼科史和COVID-19相关的眼部症状.
主要成果:
- 在200名参与者中,有41人 (20.5%) 报告至少有一个眼部症状.
- 最常见的眼部症状是光敏感 (8.5%),视力模糊 (7.5%),眼睛红 (7.0%) 和眼睛疼痛 (7.0%).
- 大多数报告的眼部症状都是轻微的.
结论:
- 眼部症状是相当一部分COVID-19患者的显著表现.
- 这些发现强调了需要继续进行研究,以阐明COVID-19和眼睛疾病之间的关系.
- 了解这些关联可以帮助在COVID-19感染期间和之后提供全面的患者护理.
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