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. 2022 Sep;45(7):e299-e302.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2022.01.022. Epub 2022 May 25.

Acute macular neuroretinopathy after COVID-19 vaccine

T Michel  1 , N Stolowy  2 , P Gascon  3 , F Dupessey  2 , A Comet  3 , R Attia  2 , D Denis  3 , T David  2
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Acute macular neuroretinopathy after COVID-19 vaccine

T Michel et al. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2022 Sep.
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Figure 1
Color fundus photography of the left eye at presentation was unremarkable.
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Figure 2
A. Baseline macular Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) showed hyperreflective lesions at the junction of the outer plexiform layer and outer nuclear layers (ONL), with disruption of the underlying ellipsoid and interdigitation zones (EZ/IZ); B. Follow-up SD-OCT 4 days after the symptom's onset showed aggravation of OCT signs with a loss of hyper-reflectivity on the different layers, a thinning of ONL and attenuation with focal interruption of EZ/IZ; C. Follow-up SD-OCT six weeks after the symptom's onset showed thickening of ONL and thinning of interdigitation zone without focal interruption of EZ/IZ.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Fundus autofluorescence imaging of the left eye at presentation showed subtle macular hypoautofluorescence.
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Figure 4
A. At presentation Metrovision visual field 10-2 testing showed four paracentral scotomas in the left eye; B. Six weeks after presentation Metrovision visual field 10-2 testing showed three paracentral scotomas in the left eye.
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