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Review
. 2021 Jan 18:742:135531.
doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135531. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Neuro-ophthalmologic complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Doria M Gold  1 , Steven L Galetta  2
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Review

Neuro-ophthalmologic complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Doria M Gold et al. Neurosci Lett. .

Abstract

Multiple neuro-ophthalmological manifestations have been described in association with COVID-19. These symptoms and signs may be the result of a range of pathophysiological mechanisms throughout the course from acute illness to recovery phase. Optic nerve dysfunction, eye movement abnormalities and visual field defects have been described.

Keywords: COVID-19 infection; Cranial nerve palsy; Diplopia; Miller-Fisher variant Guillain Barre syndrome; Myasthenia gravis; Neuro-ophthalmology; Opsoclonus; Optic neuritis; Oscillopsia; Stroke; Venous sinus thrombosis; Visual field defect.

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