Ocular Adverse Events Following Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: A Self-controlled Case Series Study from the Entire Korean Population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess the risk of ocular adverse events, including retinal artery occlusion (RAO), retinal vein occlusion (RVO), noninfectious uveitis (NIU), noninfectious scleritis (NIS), optic neuritis (ON), ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), and ocular motor cranial nerve palsy (OMCNP), after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

Design

Population-based self-controlled case series (SCCS).

Participants

The study included patients from the entire Korean population of 52 million who experienced incident RAO, RVO, anterior NIU, nonanterior NIU, NIS, ON, ION, or OMCNP between January 1, 2021, and October 29, 2022.

Methods

This nationwide SCCS utilized data from the Korea National Health Insurance Service and the Korea Disease Control and Preve

SUBMITTER: Hwang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616028 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature