Bilateral Sequential Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following COVID-19 Infection: A Rare Case Report

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Kiyat P., Karti D. T., KARTI Ö.

Beyoglu Eye Journal, vol.8, no.2, pp.143-147, 2023 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/bej.2023.83435
  • Journal Name: Beyoglu Eye Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.143-147
  • Keywords: COVID-19, ischemic optic neuropathy, optic disc edema, vision loss
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.