Retinal manifestations of ophthalmic artery occlusion with ischemic stroke in a young patient with COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) has led to an increase in the incidence of large vessel stroke and cryptogenic shock. We present a case of a 30-year-old COVID-19-positive patient who developed an internal carotid artery (ICA) thrombosis, which led to ischemic stroke, aphasia, and unilateral blindness. Ophthalmic artery occlusion (OAO) was found to be the cause of vision loss. We thereby aim to highlight the detailed ophthalmic manifestations of OAO with features of posterior ciliary artery occlusion (PCAO) in this patient with proven ICA thrombosis.

Keywords

• case report
• covid-19-coronavirus disease 2019
• internal carotid artery
• ophthalmic artery
• posterior ciliary artery occlusion