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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2021

Ocular Manifestations of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Upper Egypt Early Report.

Dalia Tohamy, Mohamed Sharaf, Khaled Abdelazeem, Mohamed G A Saleh, Mahmoud F Rateb, Wael Soliman, Salma M Kedwany, Mohamed Omar Abdelmalek, Mohammed A Medhat, Amal M Tohamy and 1 more

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Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dalia TohamyOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8973-9730
Mohamed SharafOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Khaled AbdelazeemOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3437-6984
Mohamed G A SalehOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mahmoud F RatebOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Wael SolimanOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Salma M KedwanyOphthalmology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3939-943X
Mohamed Omar AbdelmalekTropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mohammed A MedhatTropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3866-2283
Amal M TohamyNeuology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hany MahmoudOphthalmology Department, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9601-8154
Assiut University · EGSohag University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the ocular manifestations of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome.

methodsA retrospective, comparative study included 100 patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and 100 controls who were recruited by stratified randomization from hospital registration system and analyzed regarding history, full ophthalmological examination, general examination including internal medicine and neurological evaluation. Laboratory tests were done.

resultsMean±SD of age were 55.5 ± 6.2 in COVID group vs 56.5 ± 5.8 in control group; P value = 0.7. In COVID group, 57 patients (57%) were males vs 51 patients (51%) in control group (P value = 0.39), the other compared parameters including history and risk factors showed non-significant difference except for ESR and D-dimer which were elevated in COVID group. In COVID group, 5 patients (5%) were having retinal vascular occlusion, 2 patients (2%) were having anterior ischemic optic neuropathy AION, 3 patients (3%) were having uveitis and 2 patients (2%) were having central serous chorioretinopathy CSCR. While in control group, 2 patients (2%) were having retinal vascular occlusion, and none had AION, uveitis or CSCR (P value = 0.006).

conclusionPost-acute COVID-19 syndrome could affect the eyes in the form of coagulation problems, neurological morbidities, and other manifestations. This necessitates meticulous follow-up of recovered patients from COVID-19.

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