Increasing Incidence of Retinal Vein Occlusion Among Young Adults Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 OPHTHALMOLOGY

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-28 DOI:10.3928/23258160-20250701-01

Shivesh H Shah, Edward S Lu, Ioanna Ploumi, Sandra Hoyek, Kayla Nodecker, Selin Gumustop, Sarah L Wagner, Xinyi Ding, Ying Zhu, Chong Chen, Leo A Kim, Demetrios G Vavvas, Joan W Miller, Deeba Husain, Nimesh A Patel, John B Miller

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Abstract

Background and objective: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) incidence among adults under age 50 years before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was evaluated to clarify whether COVID-19 infection increases RVO risk.

Patients and methods: This was a retrospective study of adult patients under age 50 years diagnosed with RVO between 2016 and 2023.

Results: The study included 268 patients with RVO. Cases increased from 111 (41%) pre-pandemic (2016 to 2019) to 157 (59%) post-pandemic (2020 to 2023). Incidence rose from 2.7% to 4.2% of retina clinic diagnoses (P = 0.006). Age at diagnosis did not differ (median 40.4 vs 39.6 years, P > 0.05). The youngest tertile (18 to 29 years) trended towards a greater proportion of cases post-pandemic (19.6% vs 10.6%, P = 0.20), while the oldest tertile (39 to 49 years) trended towards a smaller proportion (48.4% vs 56.1%, P = 0.42).

Conclusion: An increase in RVO incidence during COVID-19 was observed, with a trend towards younger age groups.

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COVID-19大流行后年轻人视网膜静脉闭塞发生率增加

背景与目的：评估2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行之前和期间50岁以下成年人视网膜静脉闭塞（RVO）的发病率，以阐明COVID-19感染是否会增加RVO风险。患者和方法：这是一项2016年至2023年间诊断为RVO的50岁以下成年患者的回顾性研究。结果：本研究纳入268例RVO患者。病例从大流行前（2016年至2019年）的111例（41%）增加到大流行后（2020年至2023年）的157例（59%）。视网膜临床诊断的发病率从2.7%上升到4.2% （P = 0.006）。诊断年龄无差异（中位40.4岁vs中位39.6岁，P < 0.05）。大流行后，最年轻的三分之一（18至29岁）的病例比例趋向较大（19.6%对10.6%,P = 0.20），而最年长的三分之一（39至49岁）的比例趋向较小（48.4%对56.1%,P = 0.42）。结论：2019冠状病毒病期间RVO发病率呈上升趋势，且呈低龄化趋势。

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Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina OPHTHALMOLOGY-SURGERY

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