Retinal autofluorescence findings after COVID-19

Paula M. Marinho; Alléxya A.A. Marcos; Ana M.C. Branco; Walid M. Mourad; Victoria Sakamoto; Andre C. Romano; Michel Farah; Richard B. Rosen; Paulo Schor; Paulo Abraao; Heloisa Nascimento; Rubens Belfort

doi:10.1186/s40942-021-00341-5

Retinal autofluorescence findings after COVID-19

Paula M. Marinho, Alléxya A.A. Marcos, Ana M.C. Branco, Walid M. Mourad, Victoria Sakamoto, Andre C. Romano, Michel Farah, Richard B. Rosen, Paulo Schor, Paulo Abraao, Heloisa Nascimento, Rubens Belfort

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of retinal autofluorescence findings in COVID-19 patients. Observational study conducted in São Paulo in 2020. Demographic, medical history, and concomitant events, as well as medications used, hospitalization details, and laboratory test results, were obtained. Patients underwent eye examination and multimodal imaging, including color, red-free, autofluorescence fundus photography and optical coherence tomography. Eighteen patients had autofluorescence findings (6 females; average age 54 years, range 31 to 86 years; 26 eyes). Hyper-autofluorescence findings were present in 6 patients, Hypo-autofluorescence in 14 patients, and 6 patients had mixed pattern lesions. Retinal autofluorescence abnormalities were present in COVID-19 patients and may be secondary to primary or secondary changes caused by the SARS-CoV-2.

Original language	English
Article number	71
Journal	International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-021-00341-5
State	Published - Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autofluorescence
Coronavirus
Eye
Optical coherence tomography
SARS-CoV-2 disease

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