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Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in cornea of patients with COVID-19

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in human corneas was examined in this study.

Authors: Maria Casagrande, M.D., of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.6339)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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