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Lead
University of Minnesota
This is a prospective case series. NP swab and tear samples will be collected simultaneously from the confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients. The samples will be transferred to the lab for SARS-CoV-2 testing. The presence of absence of SARS-CoV-2 will be compared in tears versus NP swabs.
The second part of the study is a histopathology examination series. Normal lacrimal gland and ocular surface tissue samples already stored at the UMN ocular pathology lab and Lion's Gift of Sight Eye Bank will be used for IHC staining for ACE2 and similar targets.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
\- Patients presenting at study sites with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
