An OCT and OCT-A study of pediatric patients recovered from COVID-19 showed that morphological and vascular structural changes in the macula and optic disc may occur, including in eyes that appear normal on biomicroscopy and fundus exam.
“The morphological differences may be due to the neuroinvasion and neuroinflammation potential of SARS-CoV-2, while the vascular differences may be due to hypercoagulation and enhanced thrombosis,” Semra Tiryaki Demir, MD, FEBO, said at the virtual Euretina congress.
The prospective, cross-sectional, observational study evaluated 32 eyes of 16