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- Title
Branch retinal vein occlusion on Coats disease during COVID-19 infection: a case report.
- Authors
Garduño Vieyra, Leopoldo; Rúa Martínez, Raúl; Flores Escobar, Bruno
- Abstract
Background. The COVID-19 virus infection can develop ocular manifestations. Purpose. To report a case of a coats disease patient who was evaluated one week before as part of a routine retinal consultation and later had COVID-19 with sudden loss of vision in one eye. Material and Methods. The affected eye had a visual acuity of 20/400. At fundus examination abnormal tortuous vasculature, hemorrhages, branch retinal vein occlusion and macular edema were found. It was confirmed with fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography. Results. With a combined therapy of intravitreal Aflibercept, periocular triamcinolone and focal laser was recovery the visual acuity to 20/20. Conclusion. There are few cases described in literature, but a sudden loss of vision during a COVID-19 infection must be early detected and treated to achieve a better visual acuity recovery.
- Subjects
RETINAL vein occlusion; COVID-19 pandemic; MACULAR edema; FLUORESCENCE angiography; OPTICAL coherence tomography
- Publication
Journal of Ophthalmology (Ukraine) / Oftalʹmologičeskij Žurnal, 2022, Issue 3, p63
- ISSN
0030-0675
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31288/oftalmolzh202236364