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Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic and narrative literature review

Oliwia Sędziak 1
,
Hanna Pietruszewska 2
,
Natalia Kruszewska 3
,
Urszula Borucińska 4
,
Sabina Skrzynecka 5
  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Poland
  2. Medical University of Lodz, Poland
  3. Provincial Hospital in Poznan, Poland
  4. Wolski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
  5. University Clinical Hospital in Opole, Poland
KLINIKA OCZNA 2026, 128, 2:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ko.2026.160430
Data publikacji online: 2026/04/27
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