@article{3103518,
    title = "Does COVID-19 Involve the Retina?",
    author = "Karampelas, M. and Dalamaga, M. and Karampela, I.",
    journal = "Ophthalmology and Therapy",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "9",
    number = "4",
    pages = "693-695",
    publisher = "Adis",
    issn = "2193-6528",
    doi = "10.1007/s40123-020-00299-x",
    keywords = "angiotensin converting enzyme 2;  virus RNA, coronavirus disease 2019;  endothelial dysfunction;  endotheliitis;  endothelium cell;  follow up;  histopathology;  human;  hypertension;  ischemia;  Note;  optical coherence tomography angiography;  pandemic;  papillophlebitis;  phlebitis;  priority journal;  retina;  retina examination;  retina vasculitis;  retinal vascular disease;  scotoma;  vasculitis",
    abstract = "Endothelial cell involvement with COVID-19 has been shown in the lung, heart, kidney, intestine and brain with histopathological evidence of endotheliitis and vasculitis. Viral RNA of COVID-19 has been detected in the retina of affected patients and recent publications highlight the possibility of retinal microangiopathy in patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Given the magnitude of the current pandemic, emphasis should be given to better reporting of clinically significant ocular symptoms, e.g. new scotoma, which could indicate the need for a retinal examination as well as follow-up testing after recovery from COVID-19. © 2020, The Author(s)."
}