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BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 14, Issue 8, Pages 3936-3949Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.489037
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This study investigates the differences in oculomotor function and pupil response in individuals with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) with cognitive deficits. The study found that fixation stability is poorer in COVID mild patients and the percentage of pupil area reduction/enlargement is reduced in COVID severe patients, while saccadic latencies are longer in both COVID mild and severe patients.
Eye movement control is impaired in some neurological conditions, but the impact of COVID-19 on eye movements remains unknown. This study aims to investigate differences in oculomotor function and pupil response in individuals who suffer post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) with cognitive deficits. Saccades, smooth pursuit, fixation, vergence and pupillary response were recorded using an eye tracker. Eye movements and pupil response parameters were computed. Data from 16 controls, 38 COVID mild (home recovery) and 19 COVID severe (hospital admission) participants were analyzed. Saccadic latencies were shorter in controls (183 & PLUSMN; 54 ms) than in COVID mild (236 & PLUSMN; 83 ms) and COVID severe (227 & PLUSMN; 42 ms) participants (p = 0.017). Fixation stability was poorer in COVID mild participants (Bivariate Contour Ellipse Area of 0.80 & PLUSMN; 1.6102 vs 0.36 & PLUSMN; 0.65 02 for controls, p = 0.019), while percentage of pupil area reduction/enlargement was reduced in COVID severe participants (39.7 & PLUSMN; 12.7%/31.6 & PLUSMN; 12.7% compared to 51.7 & PLUSMN; 22.0%/49.1 & PLUSMN; 20.7% in controls, p < 0.015). The characteristics of oculomotor alterations found in PCC may be useful to understand different pathophysiologic mechanisms.
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