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Table 2 Correlation between autofluorescence patterns, OCT findings and patient data

From: Retinal autofluorescence findings after COVID-19

 

Age

(Years)

Comorbidities

FAF patterns

OCT Findings

Hospitalization

IOT

Anticoagulation

Antibiotic

D-dimer

Right eye

Left eye

Right eye

Left eye

1

51

None

HypoFAF

HypoFAF

RPE irregularity

RPE elevation

N

N

N

N

N

2

82

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

Isolated areas of HypoFAF and HyperFAF

Choroidal irregularity with area of RPE disruption and subretinal fluid

Area of cellular loss at the level of the ellipsoid zone

Y

N

3

51

None

HypoFAF

None

Cystoid spaces in the interdigitation zone

None

N

N

N

N

N

4

63

High blood pressure and diabetes

None

HypoFAF

None

Cellular loss at ellipsoid zone

Y

Y

Y

N

1.20 ng/mL

5

53

None

Isolated areas of HyperFAF and isolated areas of HypoFAF

Isolated areas of HyperFAF and isolated areas of HypoFAF

Disruption of the interdigitation zone

Disruption of the interdigitation zone with local retinal thinning

Y

N

N

Y

0.45 ng/mL

6

86

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

Hypo-hyper-FAF

Disruption of the interdigitation zone, outer segment layer and ellipsoid zone

Disruption of the interdigitation zone, outer segment layer and ellipsoid zone

Y

N

N

Y

1.63 ng/mL

7

51

High blood pressure and diabetes

HypoFAF

HyperFAF

RPE irregularity with subretinal liquid and disruption of the ellipsoid zone

RPE irregularity with adjacent cell loss at the ellipsoid zone

Y

N

N

N

0.53ng/mL

8

69

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

HypoFAF

RPE elevation

RPE irregularity

Y

N

N

Y

N

9

66

High blood pressure

HypoFAF

None

External limiting membrane irregularity

None

Y

N

Y

Y

0.61 ng/mL

10

49

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

HypoFAF

Retinal thinning and loss of external retina and outer nuclear layers

RPE elevation and outer retinal layer loss

No

No

No

No

11

57

High blood pressure

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

None

Retinal thinning due to loss of external retinal and outer nuclear layers

Y

N

N

Y

0.71 ng/mL

12

62

High blood pressure

HypoFAF

None

Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Detachment and adjacent loss of ellipsoid zone

None

Y

N

Y

N

13

48

None

Isolated areas of HyperFAF and HypoFAF

None

RPE elevation

None

Y

N

0.85 ng/mL

14

31

None

None

HypoFAF

None

Disruption of the interdigitation and outer segment layers and adjacent scarring

--

--

N

N

N

15

35

None

HypoFAF

None

None

None

N

N

N

Y

N

16

58

High blood pressure

HypoFAF, with surrounding area of HyperFAF

None

Disruption of external retina with adjacent scarring

None

Y

N

Y

Y

0.93 ng/mL

17

34

None

HypoFAF

HypoFAF

RPE and ellipsoid irregularity

RPE irregularity and elevation

Y

N

N

N

1.80 ng/mL

18

41

None

Hypo-hyper-FAF

None

Choroidal elevetaion

None

N

N

N

N

N