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Neuro-ophthalmologic symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination: a retrospective study

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Author(s)
Kyumin KangSe Youp LeeDong Cheol Lee
Keimyung Author(s)
Lee, Se YupLee, Dong Cheol
Department
Dept. of Ophthalmology (안과학)
Journal Title
BMC Ophthalmol
Issued Date
2023
Volume
23
Issue
1
Keyword
COVID-19CoronavirusOphthalmologyVaccines
Abstract
Background:
There have been several studies on inflammatory ophthalmic diseases; however, few studies have reported neuro-ophthalmological symptoms, such as diplopia and ocular motor nerve palsy, after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to report neuro-ophthalmological symptoms in patients after COVID-19 vaccination.

Methods:
This was a retrospective study based on the medical records of 10 patients who visited our ophthalmology clinic in 2021 with symptoms, such as diplopia (nine patients) and decreased visual acuity (one patient), and showed findings, such as ocular motor nerve palsy, after vaccination against COVID-19.

Results:
One patient had third nerve palsy, two had sixth nerve palsy, and five had fourth nerve palsy. One patient complained of subjective binocular diplopia but all test results were normal. One patient presented with decreased visual acuity accompanied by a sudden increase in intraocular pressure and orbital cellulitis in the other eye. The symptoms improved gradually in most patients. Compared with previous studies, this study reported three cases of antiplatelet therapy that was initiated due to the older age of the patients and underlying diseases.

Conclusion:
As COVID-19 vaccines can cause neuro-ophthalmological diseases, such as ocular motor nerve palsy, patients' age and underlying diseases should be considered while administering them.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
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Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Type
Article
ISSN
1471-2415
Source
https://bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12886-022-02747-7
DOI
10.1186/s12886-022-02747-7
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/44830
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