Bilateral Sequential Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following COVID-19 Infection: A Rare Case Report
Pelin Kiyat1, Dilek Top Kartı2, Ömer Kartı11Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir Democracy University, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye 2Department of Neurology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
To report a patient with bilateral sequential non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) following severe COVID-19 infection. A 50-year-old male patient reported a 1-week history of painless vision loss in the right eye in ad-diton to complaining of blurred vision in the left eye 4 weeks earlier. He had tested COVID-19 positive 4 weeks before the onset of symptoms in his left eye. Further investigations revealed that the most possible cause of vision loss was NA-AION associated with COVID-19. COVID-19 infection may be responsible for NA-AION. Therefore, ophthalmologists should keep this infection in mind when systemic investigation for the underlying etiology of NA-AION.
Keywords: COVID-19, ischemic optic neuropathy, optic disc edema, vision loss
Pelin Kiyat, Dilek Top Kartı, Ömer Kartı. Bilateral Sequential Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following COVID-19 Infection: A Rare Case Report. Beyoglu Eye J. 2023; 8(2): 143-147
Corresponding Author: Pelin Kiyat, Türkiye Manuscript Language: English