Central retinal artery occlusion with cilioretinal artery sparing secondary to COVID-19: Additional ocular complication
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Date
2023-02
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All India Ophthalmological Society
Abstract
We describe a 68-year-old female patient with unilateral central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) with cilioretinal artery sparing post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. The patient presented with acute vision loss in the left eye 11 days after discharge from a severe COVID-19 infection, with altered D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen levels. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the left eye was 20/400; fundoscopic examination revealed diffuse pallor retina with a patent arterial branch from the optic disk to the fovea, confirmed by fluorescein angiography. CRAO with a cilioretinal artery sparing post-COVID-19 may be considered an additional ocular manifestation of the post-acute COVID-19 syndrome spectrum.
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COVID?19, eye diseases, retinal artery occlusion, retinal diseases, SARS?CoV?2
Citation
de Oliveira Marcela RV, Lucena Ana Regina VP, Higino Taciana MM, Ventura Camila V. Central retinal artery occlusion with cilioretinal artery sparing secondary to COVID-19: Additional ocular complication. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Feb; 71(2): 663-666