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Purpose: To evaluate retina, choroid and optic nerve in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Methods: Fifty healthcare professionals who had COVID-19 infection- confirmed with polymerase chain reaction from nasopharyngeal swabs- and were at least one-month swab specimen negativeness after the treatment (CG) compared with 40 sex-matched healthy controls (HG). The dilated fundoscopy examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning were performed. The fundoscopy examination, subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal vascularity index (CVI), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and Bruch membrane opening (BMO)-minimum rim width (MRW) were evaluated.Results: The mean subfoveal and peripapillary CVI were found significantly higher in the CG than the HG (p < 0.001, p < 0.001). In the CG, two (4 %) patients had cotton-wool spot (CWS), one (2 %) patients had retinal hemorrhage. Discussion: COVID-19 might be associated with increased subfoveal and peripapillary CVI and retinal changes after the healing period. |
