The ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ' s) to cause multi-organ ischemia and coronavirus-induced posterior segment eye diseases in mammals gave concern about potential sight-threatening ischemia in post coronavirus disease 2019 patients. The radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) is a sensitive target due to the important role in the vascular supply of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). Eighty patients one month after SARS-CoV-2 infection and 30 healthy patients were selected to undergo structural OCT (optical coherence tomography) and OCTA (optical coherence tomography angiography) exams. Primary outcome was a difference in RPCP perfusion density (RPCP-PD) and RPCP flow index (RPCP-FI). No significant difference was observed in age, sex, intraocular pressure (IOP) and prevalence of myopia. RPCP-PD was lower in post SARS-CoV-2 patients compared to controls. Within the post-COVID-19 group, patients with systemic arterial hypertension had lower RPCP-FI and age was inversely correlated to both RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD. Patients treated with lopinavir + ritonavir or antiplatelet therapy during admission had lower RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD. RNFL average thickness was linearly correlated to RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD within post-COVID-19 group. Future studies will be needed to address the hypothesis of a microvascular retinal impairment in individuals who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Savastano, A., Crincoli, E., Savastano, M. C., Younis, S., Gambini, G., De Vico, U., Cozzupoli, G. M., Culiersi, C., Rizzo, S., Gemelli Against Covid-Post-Acute Care Study Group, N., Peripapillary Retinal Vascular Involvement in Early Post-COVID-19 Patients, <<JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE>>, 2020; 9 (9): 2895-2895. [doi:10.3390/jcm9092895] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/176628]

Peripapillary Retinal Vascular Involvement in Early Post-COVID-19 Patients

Savastano, Alfonso;Crincoli, Emanuele;Savastano, Maria Cristina;Gambini, Gloria;Culiersi, Carola;Rizzo, Stanislao;
2020

Abstract

The ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ' s) to cause multi-organ ischemia and coronavirus-induced posterior segment eye diseases in mammals gave concern about potential sight-threatening ischemia in post coronavirus disease 2019 patients. The radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) is a sensitive target due to the important role in the vascular supply of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). Eighty patients one month after SARS-CoV-2 infection and 30 healthy patients were selected to undergo structural OCT (optical coherence tomography) and OCTA (optical coherence tomography angiography) exams. Primary outcome was a difference in RPCP perfusion density (RPCP-PD) and RPCP flow index (RPCP-FI). No significant difference was observed in age, sex, intraocular pressure (IOP) and prevalence of myopia. RPCP-PD was lower in post SARS-CoV-2 patients compared to controls. Within the post-COVID-19 group, patients with systemic arterial hypertension had lower RPCP-FI and age was inversely correlated to both RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD. Patients treated with lopinavir + ritonavir or antiplatelet therapy during admission had lower RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD. RNFL average thickness was linearly correlated to RPCP-FI and RPCP-PD within post-COVID-19 group. Future studies will be needed to address the hypothesis of a microvascular retinal impairment in individuals who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
2020
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Savastano, A., Crincoli, E., Savastano, M. C., Younis, S., Gambini, G., De Vico, U., Cozzupoli, G. M., Culiersi, C., Rizzo, S., Gemelli Against Covid-Post-Acute Care Study Group, N., Peripapillary Retinal Vascular Involvement in Early Post-COVID-19 Patients, <<JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE>>, 2020; 9 (9): 2895-2895. [doi:10.3390/jcm9092895] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/176628]
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