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Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Coronavirus
Mojtaba Abrishami1, Ramin Daneshvar1, Zahra Emamverdian1
1Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Purpose:
To quantify the optic nerve head (ONH) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness in patients with Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and compare the measurements with a healthy control group.
Methods:
In a comparative cross-sectional observational study, ONH and pRNFL thickness were evaluated in patients with a history of COVID-19, at least 2 weeks after recovery from the systemic disease, and compared with an age-matched, normal control group.
Results:
Thirty COVID-19 patients along with 60 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were studied. Mean average pRNFL thickness was 105.0 ± 16.3 µm in the COVID-19 patients, compared to 99.0 ± 9.0 µm in the controls (p = .31). The pRNFL thicknesses in all sectors was higher in patients with a history of COVID-19; however, this did not reach statistical significance. Similarly, ONH parameters were not significantly different between the groups.
Conclusion:
Patients recovered from COVID-19 had unremarkable alterations in the peripapillary RNFL thickness.
Abbreviations:
ONH: Optic Nerve HeadRNFL: Retinal Nerve Fiber LayerSD-OCT: Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence TomographyCOVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019SARS-CoV-2: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2CNS: Central Nervous SystemACE: Angiotensin-Converting EnzymeRT-PCR: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.
