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JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
卷 13, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm13060926
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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; optical coherence tomography; retinal and choroidal microvasculature
SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause ophthalmic problems, and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can assess vascular conditions. COVID-19 patients show changes in retinal and choroidal vascular parameters based on OCTA, such as reduced vascular density and an increased foveal avascular zone, which can persist for several months. Further research is needed to understand the risk of retinal and choroidal vascular changes in different viral variants/subvariants and in relation to reinfected and vaccinated individuals.
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can lead to various long-term consequences, including those of an ophthalmic nature. This paper reviews the results of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) performed among COVID-19 patients. The review included papers evaluating short- and long-term outcomes following the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Some differentiated the obtained retinal and choroidal vascularization parameters according to gender. Following COVID-19, patients reveal changes in retinal and choroidal vascular parameters based on OCTA, such as reduced vascular density and an increased foveal avascular zone, which can persist for several months. Routine ophthalmic follow-up with OCTA should be considered in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection to assess the effects of inflammation and systemic hypoxia in COVID-19. Further research is needed to understand whether infection with particular viral variants/subvariants may vary in the risk of effects on retinal and choroidal vascularization and whether and to what extent these risks may also differ in relation to reinfected and vaccinated individuals.
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