Can the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cause choroiditis and optic neuropathy?

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dc.authoridyilmaz, ugur/0000-0002-0187-5381
dc.contributor.authorZor, Kuraad Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorBicer, Gamze Yildirim
dc.contributor.authorGunaydin, Nesrin Tutas
dc.contributor.authorKucuk, Erkut
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Ugur
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:29Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: We aim to investigate the involvement of the choroid and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in COVID-19 patients using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2020. 40 patients (23 female and 17 male) with COVID-19 and 42 healthy individuals (26 female and 16 male) were included in the study. The OCT scans were performed 4 weeks after the COVID-19 diagnosis. Results: In the COVID-19 group, in the right eyes, the mean nasal choroidal thickness was 295.70 +/- 7,046 mu m (p = 0.017), mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 333.25 +/- 6,353 mu m (p = 0.003), mean temporal choroidal thickness was 296.63 +/- 6,324 mu m (p = 0.039), and mean RNFL was 89.23 +/- 1.30 mu m (p = 0.227). In the left eyes, mean nasal choroidal thickness was 287.88 +/- 9,033 mu m (p = 0.267), mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 333.80 +/- 9,457 mu m (p = 0.013), mean temporal choroidal thickness was 298.50 +/- 9,158 mu m (p = 0.079), and mean RNFL was 89.48 +/- 1,289 mu m (p = 0.092). Compared with the control group, the patient group had significant thickening of the choroidal thickness in all quadrants of the right eyes, and significant thickening of the subfoveal choroidal thickness in the left eyes. There was no significant difference in the RNFL thickness between groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: COVID-19 may cause a subclinical involvement in the choroidal layer.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/20587392211059060
dc.identifier.issn1721-727X
dc.identifier.issn2058-7392
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85120311457
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/20587392211059060
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15449
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000724514400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Inc
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Inflammation
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectchoroid
dc.subjectretinal nerve fiber layer
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subjectchoroiditis
dc.titleCan the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cause choroiditis and optic neuropathy?
dc.typeArticle

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