Corneal confocal microscopy identifies corneal nerve fibre loss and increased dendritic cells in patients with long COVID.

Gulfidan BitirgenCelalettin KorkmazAdil ZamaniAhmet OzkagniciNazmi ZenginGeorgios PonirakisRayaz Ahmed Malik

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

Corneal confocal microscopy identifies corneal small nerve fibre loss and increased DCs in patients with long COVID, especially those with neurological symptoms. CCM could be used to objectively identify patients with long COVID.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
dendritic cells
optical coherence tomography
wound healing
genome wide
cataract surgery
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
immune response
peripheral nerve
physical activity
regulatory t cells
depressive symptoms
brain injury
cerebral ischemia