Bilateral central retinal vein occlusion following COVID-19 vaccination: Cause or coincidence?

CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, we report the first case of bilateral CRVO in a healthy patient after anti-COVID 19 vaccination. CRVO occurred few days following third shot of vaccine followed by a sequential CRVO in the fellow eye in a patient with recently diagnosed very mild hypertension and no thrombo-embolic risk factors, strongly suggesting a relationship between both events. Nowadays, CRVO should be kept in mind as a potential side effect of Covid-19 vaccination and should be added to the spectrum of their ophthalmic complications.PMID:38291623 | DOI:10.1177/11206721241229109

Source: European Journal of Ophthalmology - January 31, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Khaled El Matri Slim Werda Zouheir Chebbi Rahma Saidane Meryem Doukh Racem Choura Yousra Falfoul Rim Limaiem Leila El Matri Source Type: research