Abstract

OPHTHALMOLOGIC MANIFESTATION RELATED TO COVID-19 INFECTION

Manar L. Barhoom MD*, Myrna M. Almadani MS**, Mai M. Hakooz MRCSEd*, Zaineh A. Shawareb MRCSEd* and Ghayda A. Aldurgham MD*

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To report ophthalmologic manifestations associated with COVID-19 infection at King Hussein Medical Center of the Royal Medical Services. Patients and Methods: A retrospective file review of patients who attended general ophthalmology clinic during the period between January 2021 and January 2022 at King Hussein Medical Center was conducted. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 within one month of their presentation to ophthalmology clinic were enrolled. Data collected included their ocular manifestation and whether it was related to COVID-19 or not. Results: A total number of 11260 patients attended general ophthalmology clinic. 124 of them (1.1%) were found to have COVID-19 within a month from their presentation. Two thirds of patients with COVID-19 were males and the mean age was 28.1 (ranged from 15.6 to 73.2 years). The most common ocular presentation was conjunctivitis (89 patients). Other manifestations included dry eyes, uveitis, retinal vascular involvement, optic neuritis, oculomotor nerves palsies, mucormycosis and increased intracranial pressure related ophthalmology complications. Conclusion: Conjunctivitis is the most common ocular manifestation encountered in COVID-19 patients in our series. Other manifestation included dry eyes, uveitis, retinal vascular involvement, optic neuritis, oculomotor nerves palsies, mucormycosis and increased intracranial pressure related ophthalmology complications.

Keywords: COVID-19, conjunctivitis, dry eyes, uveitis.