Table 2 Comparison of ocular surface temperature among groups (mean ± SD). One-way ANOVA.

From: Evaluation of ocular surface temperature in post-COVID-19 patients with different degrees of fever via infrared thermal imaging

Variables

Control group

M & L fever group

H fever group

p-value

UET (°C)

32.35 ± 0.91

32.32 ± 1.30

32.73 ± 0.83

0.177

ICT (°C)

34.04 ± 0.64

34.00 ± 1.07

34.08 ± 0.59

0.915

OCT (°C)

33.47 ± 0.68

33.41 ± 1.20

33.60 ± 0.60

0.652

Initial CCT (°C)

33.16 ± 0.71

33.13 ± 1.10

33.21 ± 0.81

0.925

  1. M & L fever group moderate and low post-COVID-19 fever group, H fever group high post-COVID-19 fever group, UET upper eyelid temperature, ICT inner canthus temperature, OCT outer canthus temperature, Initial CCT initial central corneal temperature.