TY - JOUR
TI - Does COVID-19 Involve the Retina?
AU - Karampelas, M.
AU - Dalamaga, M.
AU - Karampela, I.
JO - Ophthalmology and Therapy
PY - 2020
VL - 9
TODO - 4
SP - 693-695
PB - Adis
SN - 2193-6528
TODO - 10.1007/s40123-020-00299-x
TODO - 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
TODO - 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).
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