Examination of the effects of COVID 19 on corneal endothelium.

Seyfettin ErdemMine KarahanSedat AvaMehmet Emin DursunLeyla HazarUgur Keklikci

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)

A decrease in the number of endothelial cells and hexagonal cells (polymorphism) as well as an increase in the cell area change coefficient (polymegatism) and the average cell area were observed from corneal specular microscopic examination of individuals recovering from COVID-19 in the early period of the disease. These results may be important in understanding the systemic effects of the disease.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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endothelial cells
single cell
cell therapy
induced apoptosis
optical coherence tomography
nitric oxide
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
mesenchymal stem cells
stem cells
signaling pathway
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
vascular endothelial growth factor
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