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. 2021 Sep 26;235:98–110. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.09.019

TABLE 2.

Case Series of COVID-19 Subjects and Associated Retinal Findings.

Study Cohort Size Mean Age (years) Medical Status COVID Confirmation Method and Severity Retina Signs OCT Abnormalities Detailed Findings
Sim et al.35 108 36.4 Not hospitalized RT-PCR, mild 11.6% combined Microhemorrhages (n = 6)Vascular tortuosity (n = 3)Cotton wool spots (n = 1)GC-IPL hyperreflective plaques (n = 10)
Pirraglia et al.34 46 70 Hospitalized RT-PCR, mild to severe 0% x No fundus abnormalities
Landecho et al.32 27 56 Discharged Positive antibodies, moderate (n = 26)severe (n = 1) 22% combined CWS (n = 6)
Lani-Louzada et al.33 25 51.2 Hospitalized RT-PCR, moderate to severe 12% x CWS and microhemorrhages (n = 1)Flame hemorrhages (n = 1)Microhemorrhages (n = 1)
Pereira et al.29 18 62.5 Hospitalized RT-PCR, severe 55.60% x Flame hemorrhages (n = 4)CWS (n = 4)Flame hemorrhages and CWS (n = 1)Peripheral hemorrhages (n = 2)
Marinho et al.13 12 25-69 Not hospitalized RT-PCR (n = 9), antibodies (n = 2), mild 100% combined GCIPL plaques (n = 12) CWS (n = 4)Microhemorrhages (n = 4)
Costa et al. 28 64 46.7-55.6 Hospitalized RT-PCR, mild to moderate (n = 7), severe (n = 33), critical (n = 24) 17.2% x Vascular tortuosity (n = 11)
Bypareddy et al. 31 138 38.5 Hospitalized RT-PCR, mild to moderate 0.72% x Flame hemorrhage (n = 1)
Caporossi et al.36 28 39 to 82 Hospitalized Not defined, ICU ARDS COVID-19, severe 28.6% x Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities, arterial saccular dilatation, CWS, and microhemorrhages (n = 8)

Abbreviations: OCT = optical coherence tomography, RT-PCR = reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, GC-IPL = ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer, CWS = cotton wool spots, ARDS = adult respiratory distress syndrome