Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature
Background. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease with profound health implications. It can affect any part of the body with variable severity. Various ophthalmic manifestations of coronavirus disease have been documented. Case Presentations. We reported three cases of ou...
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| description | Background. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease with profound health implications. It can affect any part of the body with variable severity. Various ophthalmic manifestations of coronavirus disease have been documented. Case Presentations. We reported three cases of outer retinopathies associated with COVID-19 infection. All three patients were young females. The first two patients presented within days of COVID-19 infection with complaints of black spots in the eyes. Multimodal retinal imaging showed lesions consistent with acute macular neuroretinopathy. Lesions were bilateral in the first patient and unilateral in the second one. Our third patient presented with blurred vision in one eye, 3 months after a suspected COVID-19 infection. Retinal imaging showed outer retinopathy. Our patients’ vision was good and maintained during the follow-up. All three were monitored on observation only, and symptoms and lesions improved with time. Conclusion. In conclusion, COVID-19-related thromboinflammatory response can result in localized vascular inflammation and hypoperfusion in any of the retinal capillary plexuses or choriocapillaris resulting in ischemia of the corresponding retinal or choroidal layers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ea9d1b139cb48cb8ab34db9b0a5802d2025-02-03T05:55:27ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67302024-01-01202410.1155/2024/7227086Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of LiteratureNaima Zaheer0Mohammad O. Tallouzi1N. Ajith Kumar2Sreekanth Sreekantam3Birmingham and Midland Eye CentreBirmingham and Midland Eye CentreBirmingham and Midland Eye CentreBirmingham and Midland Eye CentreBackground. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease with profound health implications. It can affect any part of the body with variable severity. Various ophthalmic manifestations of coronavirus disease have been documented. Case Presentations. We reported three cases of outer retinopathies associated with COVID-19 infection. All three patients were young females. The first two patients presented within days of COVID-19 infection with complaints of black spots in the eyes. Multimodal retinal imaging showed lesions consistent with acute macular neuroretinopathy. Lesions were bilateral in the first patient and unilateral in the second one. Our third patient presented with blurred vision in one eye, 3 months after a suspected COVID-19 infection. Retinal imaging showed outer retinopathy. Our patients’ vision was good and maintained during the follow-up. All three were monitored on observation only, and symptoms and lesions improved with time. Conclusion. In conclusion, COVID-19-related thromboinflammatory response can result in localized vascular inflammation and hypoperfusion in any of the retinal capillary plexuses or choriocapillaris resulting in ischemia of the corresponding retinal or choroidal layers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/7227086 |
| spellingShingle | Naima Zaheer Mohammad O. Tallouzi N. Ajith Kumar Sreekanth Sreekantam Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | outer retinopathies associated with covid 19 infection case reports and review of literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/7227086 |
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