Ilda Maria Poças, Pedro Lino, Carina Silva, Paula Mendonça, João Paulo Cunha, Olga Barroqueiro, Francisca Carvalho, Inês Nicho, Mariana Castelhano, Patrícia Condado, Rita Carmo, Júlio Almeida, Isabel Prieto, Pedro Camacho
BACKGROUND: Neurotropic capabilities of SARS-COVs allow viruses to reach the central nervous system by hematogenous neuronal dissemination. The human retina, as an extension of the Central Nervous System, may have some neurodegenerative and/or vascular modifications related to COVID-19. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate choroidal and inner neural layers in participants previously recovered from COVID-19 compared to the control group using optical coherence tomography. METHODS: With a cross-sectional approach, the sample ( n = 96), constituted by patients who have recovered from COVID-19 ( n = 56) and healthy participants control group ( n = 40) were ophthalmologically characterized...
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