key: cord-1019612-5xlqhp4a
authors: Liu, Meng; Dai, Cheng; Lv, Xiaodong; Li, Binzhong
title: Letter to the Editor: Are severe COVID‐19 patients more susceptible to conjunctivitis?
date: 2020-06-04
journal: J Med Virol
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26084
sha: c8bc1b53e1f5b379b5c9cbb3d529c83a30af42dd
doc_id: 1019612
cord_uid: 5xlqhp4a

We read with interest the article by Lorenzo et al On Conjunctivitis and COVID-19: a meta analysis. We appreciate the article's suggestions on protection in ophthalmic diagnosis and treatment, but believe that the data and conclusions in meta-analysis need further study. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Inevitably, our meta-analysis also has certain limitations, such as too few documents and factors of the reporting population. Therefore, whether the patient has conjunctivitis or not is not necessarily related to the severity of COVID-19, this controversial issue may require further study. But when it is unknown whether conjunctival infection exists and whether it has an early warning effect on some systemic diseases, it is necessary to improve prevention and is also an important measure to facilitate treatment and avoid further spread.

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