Publications by authors named "Poornachandra B Gowda"

Background: To report the posterior segment (uvea and retinal) manifestations and imaging characteristics of eyes of patients with and after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE database to identify relevant articles using the following search terms: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, retina, uvea, optic nerve, retinal findings, posterior segment manifestations, and endophthalmitis. Articles published from December 1, 2019, to May 30, 2021, and indexed in PubMed/ MEDLINE were screened.

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Introduction: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can cause myriad of ocular manifestations. We report a case of unilateral multi focal central serous retinopathy, post COVID-19 infection in an Asian Indian female.

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old female presented to us with unilateral blurring, in the right eye (OD), 12 days after COVID-19 infection.

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: To quantify biomechanical change associated with autoimmune diseases using Corvis ST deformation data. : Cross-sectional, observational, case control study of 76 patients with systemic autoimmune disease and 21 control subjects. All patients underwent detailed ophthalmic examination with Corvis-ST (Oculus Optikgerate Gmbh, Germany) measurements for biomechanical properties of the eye.

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: To examine the spectrum of scleritis in four tertiary institutions across the Asia-Pacific. : Clinical records from 354 patients were reviewed from centers in Australia, Singapore, and India, excluding those with insufficient data ( = 24). : Indian patients presented younger (41.

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Background: Understanding the changes that occur in the choroid is of paramount importance in various uveitis entities. B-scan ultrasonography and indocyanine green angiography can be used to study choroid. Currently, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography is used as the standard noninvasive technique to study the choroid by enhanced depth imaging.

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