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ArticleHeliyon2024

Spectrum of retinal microvascular ischemia in patients with COVID-19 based on multimodal imaging.

Min Zhang, Junran Sun, Chanchan Wang, Li Su, Jieqiong Chen, Yimin Wang, Xiaodong Sun, Yuanyuan Gong, Suqin Yu

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Min ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Junran SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chanchan WangAffiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Li SuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jieqiong ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yimin WangZhongshang Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaodong SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yuanyuan GongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Suqin YuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe and evaluate the multimodal imaging findings in retinal microvascular ischemia associated with COVID-19 infection. Methods: Patients with COVID-19 associated retinal microvascular ischemia and visiting the outpatient Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital from December 2022, to February 2023, were documented and their multimodal images were retrospectively reviewed. Results: A total of 32 eyes from 21 patients were included, 24 (75.00 %) eyes with multiple retinal whitenings, while 8 (25.00 %) eyes with isolated lesions. When divided by the types of ischemia, 9 (28.13 %) eyes had only inner retinal involvement (known as cotton wool spot, CWS), 4 (12.50 %) eyes had only middle retinal involvement (known as paracentral acute middle maculopathy, PAMM), and 19 (59.38 %) eyes had both. In addition, 4 (12.50 %) eyes had coincident angular sign of Henle fiber layer hyperreflectivity (ASHH). Patients with hypertension tended to have multiple lesions rather than isolated lesion of retinal microvascular ischemia ( Conclusions: Ocular manifestation of COVID-19 associated microvascular ischemia can be variable, including CWS, PAMM and ASHH. Multimodal fundus imaging technologies are useful tools to reveal involved retinal layers, extent, and severity. Moreover, ocular manifestations may serve as a window of COVID-19 related microcirculation in other systems throughout the body.

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Angular sign of Henle fiber layer hyperreflectivityCotton wool spotCOVID-19Paracentral acute middle maculopathyRetinal microvascular ischemia

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