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Impending Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Alessandro Invernizzi1,2, Marco Pellegrini1, Dario Messenio1
1Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco", Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan , Milan, Italy.
Purpose:
To report a case of impending central retinal vein occlusion (iCRVO) in a COVID-19 patient.
Case Report:
A 54 years old woman with COVID-19 related pneumonia presented to our emergency department complaining of scotomas and decreased vision in her right eye. Funduscopic examination and multimodal imaging revealed rare retinal hemorrhages, retinal whitening, and fern-like hypo-autofluorescent appearance typical of iCRVO. She had no risk factors other than a transient hyper-coagulability status likely related to the ongoing infection. Systemic treatment with steroids normalized her inflammatory and coagulation status and the occlusion completely resolved.
Conclusions:
Retinal circulation should be considered as a potential site for thromboembolic complications from COVID-19.
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