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Observational studyGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2025

Clinical characteristics of optic neuritis following COVID-19 during Omicron outbreak in China.

Mingming Sun, Mengyun Wu, Lei Zhang, Huanfen Zhou, Song Wang, Shihui Wei, Shancheng Si, Quangang Xu

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Mingming Sun *Department of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Mengyun Wu *Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Huanfen ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Song WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shihui WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Shancheng SiEye Center, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 102218, China. sishancheng@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9159-7972
Quangang XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. xuquangang@126.com.

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the clinical characteristics of early-onset optic neuritis (ON) following the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron variant and explore the possible pathophysiological mechanisms.

methodsThis was a retrospective, observational study. All enrolled patients with ON following the COVID-19 Omicron variant were followed for at least 6 weeks to observe their clinical characteristics and prognostic factors and to analyze the factors influencing earlier or later occurrence of ON following the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

resultsA total of 47 eyes from 47 patients (22 males [46.8%] and 25 females [53.2%]) were enrolled in this study and divided into late- and early-onset groups. Compared to the late-onset group, the early-onset group had a higher dual-seronegative antibody status (21.43% vs. 63.16%, P = 0.004) and a higher CD8 + /lymphocyte percentage (23.3% [20.1%, 28.3%] vs. 31.0% [29.8%, 34.2%], P = 0.008). Furthermore, Pearson's partial correlation analysis showed that dual-seronegative antibody status (adjusted r = 0.800, adjusted P = 0.001) and CD8 + /lymphocyte percentage (adjusted r = 0.747, adjusted P = 0.002) were independently associated with early-onset ON following the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Further partial correlation analysis also showed that a swollen optic disc (r = -0.347, P = 0.035) was the only factor independently associated with final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

conclusionsEarlier onset of ON following COVID-19 Omicron variant indicated a higher CD8 + /lymphocyte percentage in the serum and a greater possibility of dual-seronegative antibody status. Whether ON following the COVID-19 Omicron variant occurred earlier or later did not independently affect final BCVA, and the only independent factor predicting better final BCVA was a swollen optic disc.

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COVID-19Disease OutbreaksOptic NeuritisSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedAntibodies, ViralChinaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceAntibodies, ViralAstrocyte aquaporin-4Corona Virus Disease 2019Immunoglobulin GMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinOptic neuritis

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