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Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV2), also called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread worldwide and affected millions of lives. Although there are many unaddressed questions about the pathogenesis of the virus and the best treatment, it is known that the virus affects several organ systems, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurologic (1–4). Neurologic manifestations reported in COVID-19 patients include headache, anosmia, seizure, stroke, encephalitis, and Guillain–Barre syndrome (4); However, neuro-ophthalmic manifestations have infrequently been reported (5–8). We describe a patient with COVID-19 who developed thrombosis of the left internal carotid artery leading to infarction of the left optic nerve. A 50-year-old man was found to have a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19. Twelve days later, he developed fever, cough, and dyspnea. His …