Ocular-symptoms-related Google Search Trends during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe.

Enver Mirza Günsu Deniz Mirza Selman Belviranlı Refik Oltulu Mehmet Okka

Published in: International ophthalmology (2021)

Ocular symptoms are not the frequent signs of COVID-19, but the ocular surface is a possible route for the transmission of COVID-19. The preliminary outcomes of this study demonstrated that there are significant correlations with the ocular symptoms and COVID-19. The news about the relation of eye and COVID-19 in the mass media may have influenced the Google internet search activity of the public for ocular symptoms.

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