Bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and choroidal ischemia in a patient with COVID-19 infection.
Seyed Hossein Ghavami ShahriMojtaba AbrishamiHelia ShayanfarSahel KhazaeiPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
A 57-year-old male known case of diabetes mellitus presented with gradually bilateral decreased vision accompanied by ocular pain two weeks after diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The results of examination and imaging were indicative of bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and massive choroidal ischemia, which may be associated with SARS-CoV-2-induced damages, including endothelial damage, hypercoagulable state, and hypoxia.
Keyphrases
- case report
- sars cov
- optical coherence tomography
- endothelial cells
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- chronic pain
- high glucose
- optic nerve
- high resolution
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- age related macular degeneration
- oxidative stress
- pain management
- cerebral ischemia
- spinal cord injury
- mass spectrometry
- skeletal muscle
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- brain injury
- postoperative pain
- photodynamic therapy