In addition to direct infection of the conjunctival epithelium by SARS-CoV-2, ocular symptoms can also occur as a part of the systemic immunologic reaction to viral sepsis, since there seems to be an overall trend of higher prevalence of conjunctivitis in patients with more severe systemic manifestations [ 14 ].
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms.
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