Granulomatous anterior uveitis following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination: A case report

A 23-year-old patient presented with complaints of redness, pain, photophobia, and blurred vision in the right eye 15 days after she received the third dose of BNT162b2 vaccination. Ocular examination revealed 2+ cellular reactions in the anterior chamber and mutton fat keratic precipitate with no v...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2023-03, Vol.71 (3), p.1033-1035
Main Authors: Cam, Furkan, Gok, Gizem, Celiker, Hande
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Anterior Chamber
BNT162 Vaccine
bnt162b2
Case Reports
Case studies
Causes of
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
covid-19 vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
Female
Granuloma
granulomatous anterior uveitis
Humans
mRNA
Mutton
mutton fat keratic precipitate
Uveitis
Uveitis, Anterior
Young Adult
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Summary:A 23-year-old patient presented with complaints of redness, pain, photophobia, and blurred vision in the right eye 15 days after she received the third dose of BNT162b2 vaccination. Ocular examination revealed 2+ cellular reactions in the anterior chamber and mutton fat keratic precipitate with no vitritis or retinal alterations. Active uveitis findings regressed with corticosteroid and cycloplegic eye drops. We present a case of unilateral granulomatous anterior uveitis following the BNT162b2 vaccination, with no etiologic factor in uveitis work-up and no previous history of uveitis before vaccination. This report demonstrates a potential causal association of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine with granulomatous anterior uveitis.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1771_22