Ophthalmology-focused publications and findings on COVID-19: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To summarize COVID-19 research endeavors by ophthalmologists/researchers in terms of publication numbers, journals and author countries, and to detail key findings.

Methods

The LitCovid database was systematically reviewed for ophthalmology-focused COVID-19 articles. The quality of the evidence was assessed for articles investigating conjunctivitis in COVID-19 patients.

Results

There were 21,364 articles in LitCovid on June 12, 2020, of which 215 (1%) were ophthalmology-focused. Of articles on COVID-19 transmission, 3.3% were ophthalmology-focused. Ophthalmology-focused articles were published in 68 journals and originated from 25 countries. The top five countries publishing ophthalmology-focused articles (China, India, United States of America, Italy, and Uni

SUBMITTER: Jin YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369910 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature