Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination
Background. Vaccines have been approved worldwide to control the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). However, the postvaccination side effects remain controversial. Here, we describe three Japanese cases of arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AAION) following COVID-19 vaccination. Case pre...
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| description | Background. Vaccines have been approved worldwide to control the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). However, the postvaccination side effects remain controversial. Here, we describe three Japanese cases of arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AAION) following COVID-19 vaccination. Case presentation. The first case involved an 87-year-old woman who presented with vision loss in the right eye 2 months after her second COVID-19 vaccine and in the left eye 2 days later. The second case involved an 88-year-old woman who presented with vision loss in both eyes 3 months after receiving a second vaccine. The third case involved an 80-year-old man who presented with vision loss in the right eye 5 months after receiving a second vaccine. The C-reactive protein level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were elevated in all patients. Biopsy of the temporal artery or auricular cartilage showed arteritic occlusion in case 2 and polychondritis in case 3. These patients were referred to a local Japanese hospital in 2021 over a period of no longer than 3 months. Conclusion. We observed three cases of AAION after the affected individuals received their second COVID-19 vaccine. Further long-term investigations of ophthalmological events after COVID-19 vaccination are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-649f2e62d7b741ef85bbacb9a531c2632025-02-03T06:43:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67302023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8845850Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 VaccinationYuichi Yamamoto0Ken Ogino1Satoshi Yasuhara2Yu Kawashima3Toshiya Miki4Department of OphthalmologyDepartment of OphthalmologyDepartment of OphthalmologyDepartment of OphthalmologyDepartment of OphthalmologyBackground. Vaccines have been approved worldwide to control the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). However, the postvaccination side effects remain controversial. Here, we describe three Japanese cases of arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AAION) following COVID-19 vaccination. Case presentation. The first case involved an 87-year-old woman who presented with vision loss in the right eye 2 months after her second COVID-19 vaccine and in the left eye 2 days later. The second case involved an 88-year-old woman who presented with vision loss in both eyes 3 months after receiving a second vaccine. The third case involved an 80-year-old man who presented with vision loss in the right eye 5 months after receiving a second vaccine. The C-reactive protein level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were elevated in all patients. Biopsy of the temporal artery or auricular cartilage showed arteritic occlusion in case 2 and polychondritis in case 3. These patients were referred to a local Japanese hospital in 2021 over a period of no longer than 3 months. Conclusion. We observed three cases of AAION after the affected individuals received their second COVID-19 vaccine. Further long-term investigations of ophthalmological events after COVID-19 vaccination are warranted.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8845850 |
| spellingShingle | Yuichi Yamamoto Ken Ogino Satoshi Yasuhara Yu Kawashima Toshiya Miki Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_full | Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_fullStr | Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_short | Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_sort | three cases of arteritic anterior optic neuropathy several months after covid 19 vaccination |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8845850 |
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