Evaluation of Pupillometric Parameters in Patients with COVID-19
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.39-43, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1980811
- Dergi Adı: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-43
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), autonomic dysfunction, static pupillometry, dynamic pupillometry
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Purpose: To investigate the pupillary diameter and pupillary light response in patients who have recovered from the COVID-19. Methods: Thirty two eyes of 32 patients with a history of COVID-19 in the last two months and 32 eyes of 32 age and sex-matched healthy controls were included in this prospective study. All patients had neurological symptoms. Dynamic and static pupillometry measurements were performed with the Sirius (CSO, Italy) corneal topography device. Results: Patients with COVID-19 had higher mean scotopic, mesopic, and photopic pupil diameters compared to the controls (p = .01, p = .04, p = .02, respectively). In dynamic pupillometry analysis, 0th, 2th, 8th and 16th second pupil diameter measurements were higher in COVID-19 patients (p = .02, p = .04, p = .04, p = .04, respectively). There were no differences in the average speed of pupillary dilatation (p > .05). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the pupillary response, an indicator of autonomic nervous system activity, may be affected in COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms.