Ocular Adverse Events After COVID-19 Vaccination.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 29(6): 1216-1224, 2021 Aug 18.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of new vaccines at an unprecedented pace. Since the widespread implementation of vaccination campaigns, reports of ocular adverse effects after COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged. This review summarizes ocular adverse effects possibly associated with COVID-19 vaccination, and discusses their clinical characteristics and management.METHODS:
Narrative Literature Review.RESULTS:
Ocular adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccinations include facial nerve palsy, abducens nerve palsy, acute macular neuroretinopathy, central serous retinopathy, thrombosis, uveitis, multiple evanescent white dot syndrome, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease reactivation, and new-onset Graves' Disease. Studies in current literature are primarily retrospective case series or isolated case reports - these are inherently weak in establishing association or causality. Nevertheless, the described presentations resemble the reported ocular manifestations of the COVID-19 disease itself. Hence, we hypothesize that the human body's immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations may be involved in the pathogenesis of the ocular adverse effects post-COVID-19 vaccination.CONCLUSION:
Ophthalmologists and generalists should be aware of the possible, albeit rare, ocular adverse effects after COVID-19 vaccination.Palavras-chave
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Vacinação
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos
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Oftalmopatias
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Vacinas contra COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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