%0 Case Reports
%T Branch retinal artery occlusion with paracentral acute middle maculopathy related to a COVID-19 infection in a patient with Anosmia.
%A Damasceno NA
%A Miranda P
%A Bekman F
%A Yannuzzi NA
%A Lima LH
%A Farah ME
%A Flynn H
%A Damasceno EF
%J Eur J Ophthalmol
%V 34
%N 3
%D 2024 May 29
%M 38031317
%F 1.922
%R 10.1177/11206721231217129
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To report a case of paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) due to branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) as a complication of COVID-19.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A case report evaluated through spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fluorescein angiography, and OCT angiography.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A 55-year-old man complained of blurred vision in the right eye. He presented with anosmia and tested positive for COVID-19 one week before. Fundus examination revealed a superior temporal whitening of the retina, SD-OCT showed a hyperreflective band-like lesion on the nuclear layer consistent with PAMM.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>COVID-19 infection involves inflammatory and thrombotic events. Even patients with just anosmia may have complications such as BRAO associated with PAMM.