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. 2021 Sep-Oct;37(5):501-502.
doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002042.

Transient Eyelid Edema Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Quillan M Austria  1 , Gary J Lelli, Kira L Segal, Kyle J Godfrey
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Transient Eyelid Edema Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Quillan M Austria et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Sep-Oct.
No abstract available

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The authors have no financial or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Mild, unilateral, upper greater than lower, eyelid erythema, and edema presenting 1 day after the first dose of the SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer mRNA Vaccination. No additional ocular or adnexal signs or symptoms were observed. This patient’s eyelid edema and erythema resolved in 1 day with antihistamine treatment and the patient experienced no known ocular sequela.
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Comment in

  • Re: "Transient Eyelid Edema Following COVID-19 Vaccination".
    Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Mungmunpuntipantip R, et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;38(1):96. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002098. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022. PMID: 34982067 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Angioedema Following COVID-19 Vaccination.
    Özdemir Ö. Özdemir Ö. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;38(1):97-98. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002106. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022. PMID: 34982069 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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