Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep . Hemi-retinal vein occlusion in a young patient with COVID-19

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Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep


. 2021 Jun;22:101046.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101046. Epub 2021 Mar 5.
Hemi-retinal vein occlusion in a young patient with COVID-19


Avni P Finn[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rahul N Khurana[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Louis K Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



Affiliations

• PMID: 33688598
• PMCID: PMC7932851
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101046

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of a hemi-retinal vein occlusion (HRVO) in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Observations: A 32-year-old healthy male presented with a paracentral scotoma, retinal hemorrhages, and dilated and tortuous retinal vessels inferiorly in the right eye. He was diagnosed with HRVO in the setting of recent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Conclusions and importance: Venous thromboembolic complications and coagulation abnormalities have been widely reported in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We highlight this case to raise awareness that a retinal vein occlusion in an otherwise healthy, young patient may be a potential manifestation of the thromboinflammatory state associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; Hypercoagulability; Retina; Retinal vein occlusion; SARS; Thromboembolism.