Cataracts in setting of multisystem inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination

PURPOSE: To describe a unique case of bilateral cataract formation in the setting of multisystem inflammation after the 1st dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. OBSERVATIONS: A previously healthy 20-year-old male developed intumescent bilateral cataracts leading to visual decline from 20/...

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Autores principales: Kim, Diana H., Hsu, David, Li, Yafeng, Sulewski, Michael E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9259510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35818371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101654
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description PURPOSE: To describe a unique case of bilateral cataract formation in the setting of multisystem inflammation after the 1st dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. OBSERVATIONS: A previously healthy 20-year-old male developed intumescent bilateral cataracts leading to visual decline from 20/20 to 20/300–20/400 in each eye, likely from systemic inflammation after vaccination. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: This is the first reported case of cataract formation following a COVID-19 vaccine. While ocular adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination are rare, it is important to raise awareness of these entities amongst medical providers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and vaccinations become widespread.
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spelling pubmed-92595102022-07-07 Cataracts in setting of multisystem inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination Kim, Diana H. Hsu, David Li, Yafeng Sulewski, Michael E. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Case Report PURPOSE: To describe a unique case of bilateral cataract formation in the setting of multisystem inflammation after the 1st dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. OBSERVATIONS: A previously healthy 20-year-old male developed intumescent bilateral cataracts leading to visual decline from 20/20 to 20/300–20/400 in each eye, likely from systemic inflammation after vaccination. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: This is the first reported case of cataract formation following a COVID-19 vaccine. While ocular adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination are rare, it is important to raise awareness of these entities amongst medical providers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and vaccinations become widespread. Elsevier 2022-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9259510/ /pubmed/35818371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101654 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_sort cataracts in setting of multisystem inflammation after covid-19 vaccination
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9259510/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101654
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