Eye complications after coronavirus

• Published in: Modern technologies in ophtalmology no. 6; pp. 156 - 160
• Main Authors: Plyaskina, U.S., Biryukov, V.V., Frolov, M.A., Vorobyeva, I.V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 09.11.2022
• ISSN: 2312-4911
• DOI: 10.25276/2312-4911-2022-6-156-160

Purpose. Identification of complications in patients in the post-reconvalescence period after suffering COVID-19 and proof of the relationship of these complications with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Material and methods. We recruited and studied patients in the amount of 68 people of different age categories, from 20 to 65 years old with confirmed COVID-19 cases. For the subjects, we performed basic ophthalmic examinations, as well as ultrasound, pupillography, Worth's test, four-point test, cover test, and determination of the Hirschberg angle of strabismus. Results. We identified patients with uveitis (36 %), heterotropia (13 %), of which 3 subjects were diagnosed with ptosis and anisocoria (4 %), thrombosis of the CVS branches (7 %), partial hemophthalmos (12 %). In the remaining cases (32 %), no ocular manifestations were found. Conclusions. The virus is really capable of infecting the organ of vision. After the studies, we consider the nervous tissue of the eye and its vessels to be the main targets of the coronavirus. Of greatest interest is the possibility of its neurotropicity, since some subjects suffer from deep innervation of the cranial nerves. This, in turn, gives us a platform for further study of the coronavirus, its capabilities and the impact of its nonnervous tissue of the visual analyzer. Keywords: coronavirus, ocular complications, uveitis, iridocyclitis, heterotropia, ptosis, anisocoria, CVD branch thrombosis, hemophthalmos