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Title: | Can the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cause choroiditis and optic neuropathy? | Authors: | Zor, Kürşad Ramazan Yıldırım Biçer, Gamze Tutaş Günaydın, Nesrin Küçük, Erkut Yılmaz, Uğur |
Keywords: | choroid choroiditis COVID-19 retinal nerve fiber layer SARS-CoV-2 adult Article best corrected visual acuity choroidal thickness choroiditis clinical article controlled study coronavirus disease 2019 cross-sectional study eye movement female human image analysis intraocular pressure macular thickness male measurement repeatability middle aged ophthalmoscopy optic nerve disease optical coherence tomography real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction refraction error retinal nerve fiber layer retinal pigment epithelium slit lamp microscopy three-dimensional imaging tonometry uveitis |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc. | Abstract: | Objectives: We aim to investigate the involvement of the choroid and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in COVID-19 patients using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2020. 40 patients (23 female and 17 male) with COVID-19 and 42 healthy individuals (26 female and 16 male) were included in the study. The OCT scans were performed 4 weeks after the COVID-19 diagnosis. Results: In the COVID-19 group, in the right eyes, the mean nasal choroidal thickness was 295.70 ± 7,046 ?m (p = 0.017), mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 333.25 ± 6,353 ?m (p = 0.003), mean temporal choroidal thickness was 296.63 ± 6,324 ?m (p = 0.039), and mean RNFL was 89.23 ± 1.30 ?m (p = 0.227). In the left eyes, mean nasal choroidal thickness was 287.88 ± 9,033 ?m (p = 0.267), mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 333.80 ± 9,457 ?m (p = 0.013), mean temporal choroidal thickness was 298.50 ± 9,158 ?m (p = 0.079), and mean RNFL was 89.48 ± 1,289 ?m (p = 0.092). Compared with the control group, the patient group had significant thickening of the choroidal thickness in all quadrants of the right eyes, and significant thickening of the subfoveal choroidal thickness in the left eyes. There was no significant difference in the RNFL thickness between groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: COVID-19 may cause a subclinical involvement in the choroidal layer. © The Author(s) 2021. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20587392211059060 https://hdl.handle.net/11499/47642 |
ISSN: | 1721-727X |
Appears in Collections: | Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu |
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