Localized Retinal Nerve Fber Layer Defect in Patients with COVID-19
Künye
Örnek, K., Temel, E., Aşıkgarip, N., & Kocamış, Ö. (2021). Localized retinal nerve fiber layer defect in patients with COVID-19. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 83, 562-563.Özet
Dear Editor,
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is
an extremely contagious disease that has been found
to cause severe acute respiratory distress syndrome(1).
Although ocular findings have mostly been limited to
the anterior segment(2-4), studies have shown that viral
ribonucleic acid can be detected in the retina of infected individuals(5). Accordingly, Marinho et al. had found
lesions at the ganglion cell and inner plexiform layers of
patients with COVID-19(6). Coronaviruses are capable of
producing various ocular manifestations, ranging from
conjunctivitis, and anterior uveitis to vision-threatening
conditions, such as retinitis and optic neuritis(3).