Open AccessA COVID-19-Related Retinopathy Case Report
Author(s) -
Riotto Eleonora,
Mégevand Vladimir,
Mégevand Alexis,
Marti Christophe,
Pugin Jerome,
Stangos Alexandros N.,
Pournaras Constantin J.,
Sunaric Mégevand Gordana
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
case reports in ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1663-2699
DOI - 10.1159/000524195
Subject(s) - case report
The recent outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the WHO. Within various multi-organ involvements, several ocular manifestations have been described. We report the case of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented with a progressive increase of bilateral cotton wool spots over a 1-week period, despite quick and complete recovery of systemic signs of the disease and no ocular symptoms. We followed the evolution of such lesions over a 3-month period. Here, we underline the importance of retinal screening even if no ocular symptom is reported. Furthermore, we demonstrate the essential role of fundus examination as a reflection of systemic vascular changes.