Bilateral Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion (CCRAVO) in COVID-19 patient

  • Sunil Ganekal Research Collaborator, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, , Florida, USA.
  • Syril Dorairaj Fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Florida, USA
  • Varun Ganeka Research Assistant, Department of Ophthalmology, , Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Keywords: Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion, COVID-19

Abstract

To report a case of a male patient who gave history of fever, dry cough, dyspnea and he was tested positive for COVID-19 by Reverse Transcriptase-PCR from the nasopharynx. Presented with bilateral sudden onset of decreased vision due to combined centrtal retinal artery and vein occlusion (CCRAVO), patient was treated with systemic medication including anticoagulant treatment and Intravitreal bevacizumab, visual recovery was limited in spite of treatment.

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Sunil Ganekal, Syril Dorairaj, & Varun Ganeka. (2022). Bilateral Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion (CCRAVO) in COVID-19 patient. Tropical Journal of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 6(6), 128-131. Retrieved from https://opthalmology.medresearch.in/index.php/jooo/article/view/222
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Vol 6 No 6 (2021): Nov-Dec
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Case Report

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