Incidence and characterization of retinal findings after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 OPHTHALMOLOGY

Journal of Aapos Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI:10.1016/j.jaapos.2025.104660

Nir Zontag, Jacob Perkins, Brittany M Wong, Alex V Levin

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Abstract

Purpose: To determine whether SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with retinal hemorrhage in young children.

Methods: The medical records of children <8 years of age treated in the University of Rochester healthcare system between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2024, who underwent ophthalmologic examination, within 28 days of a COVID-19 diagnosis were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: A total of 8,196 children were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the study period. Of these, 56 had a dilated ocular examination within 28 days of their COVID-19 diagnosis. All fundus examinations were normal except for 1 patient with optic nerve edema. Our findings suggest with 95% confidence, that the true incidence of retinal hemorrhage in children <8 years old following COVID-19 infection is likely to be <9.09% at 14 days, 7.69% at 21 days, and 5.35% at 28 days.

Conclusions: Our data, along with a review of the literature, suggest that there is little if any evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infection causes retinal hemorrhage in young children.

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儿童SARS-CoV-2感染后视网膜病变的发生率和特征

目的：探讨SARS-CoV-2感染是否与幼儿视网膜出血有关。方法：查阅儿童病历。结果：研究期间共有8196名儿童被诊断为COVID-19。其中，56人在确诊后28天内进行了扩眼检查。除1例视神经水肿外，眼底检查均正常。结论：我们的数据以及对文献的回顾表明，几乎没有证据表明SARS-CoV-2感染会导致幼儿视网膜出血。

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Journal of Aapos 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

159

审稿时长

55 days

期刊介绍： Journal of AAPOS presents expert information on children''s eye diseases and on strabismus as it affects all age groups. Major articles by leading experts in the field cover clinical and investigative studies, treatments, case reports, surgical techniques, descriptions of instrumentation, current concept reviews, and new diagnostic techniques. The Journal is the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.