Vision Loss Secondary to COVID-19 Associated Bilateral Cerebral Venous Sinus Thromboses.

Authors

Amro Omari, Beaumont Health Resident
Peter Kally, Beaumont Health
Olivia Schimmel, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Alon Kahana, Beaumont Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2022

Publication Title

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

Abstract

A young, morbidly obese woman with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection requiring hospitalization presented with visual and neurologic complications secondary to bilateral cerebral venous sinus thromboses. With elevated intracranial pressure and severe papilledema, she rapidly progressed to complete bilateral vision loss despite anticoagulation, therapeutic lumbar punctures with lumbar drain, bilateral optic nerve sheath fenestrations, and endovascular thrombectomy. It is possible that obese patients with a SARS-CoV-2 infection may be at greater risk of hypercoagulable cerebrovascular complications. It is impossible to know if an even more rapid response would have led to a different outcome, but we report this case in the hope that publishing this and similar cases may result in improved treatment protocols to preserve vision.

Volume

38

Issue

3

First Page

65

Last Page

67

Recommended Citation

Omari A, Kally P, Schimmel O, Kahana A. Vision loss secondary to COVID-19 associated bilateral cerebral venous sinus thromboses. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 May-Jun 01;38(3):e65-e67. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002136. PMID: 35170565.

DOI

10.1097/IOP.0000000000002136

ISSN

1537-2677

PubMed ID

35170565