Severe COVID-19 may leave lasting eye damage
NCT ID NCT04387292
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at eye damage in 34 people who were hospitalized for severe COVID-19. Researchers used many eye exams and scans to find problems like inflammation, dry eye, and blood vessel damage. The goal was to better understand what eye issues can happen after a serious COVID-19 infection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand and watch for eye complications in severe COVID-19 survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with no treatment being tested. It only describes what was seen, so it cannot prove cause or guide therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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May 2021
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients having been hospitalized for a confirmed COVID-19 infection (CT-scanner or PCR- Polymerase chain reaction) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondation A de Rothschild
Paris, France, 75019, France
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