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Choroidal Microvascular Alterations in COVID-19 Patients

Ankita Shrivastava Research and development, Radical Health, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
, DNB, FVRS,
Wenting Sandy Zhoub Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Ophthalmology &Visual Science, National Health Group Eye Institute, SingaporeView further author information
, MD,
Sean Ngc Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeView further author information
, MBBS,
Jianbin Dingd Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore;e Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, National Healthcare Group, SingaporeView further author information
, MBBS,
Trupti Giladaf Infectious Disease, Masina Hospital, Mumbai, India;g Infectious Diseases, Unison Medicare and Research Centre, Mumbai, IndiaView further author information
, MD,
Chun Hau Chuad Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeView further author information
, BSc,
Shibjash Dutta Research and development, Radical Health, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
, B.Tech,
Sundaram Natarajanh Vitreoretina, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai, IndiaView further author information
, DO, FVRS, FAICO, FICO, FRCS &
Rupesh Agrawalc Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;d Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore;i Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore;j Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6662-5850View further author information
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Pages 1122-1127 | Received 01 Sep 2021, Accepted 31 Mar 2022, Published online: 12 Apr 2022

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