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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul 1;17(4):438-440.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001222.

ACUTE MACULAR NEURORETINOPATHY FOLLOWING SARS-CoV-2 VACCINATION

Miguel Gonçalves Afonso  1 , João Heitor Marques  1 , Sérgio Monteiro  2 , Miguel Lume  1 , Ana Carolina Abreu  1 , Sofia Maia  1
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Case Reports

ACUTE MACULAR NEURORETINOPATHY FOLLOWING SARS-CoV-2 VACCINATION

Miguel Gonçalves Afonso et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

Methods: Case report.

Results: An otherwise healthy 28-year-old white woman presented to an ophthalmology department with complaints of black paracentral vision scotomata on both eyes that appeared 2 days after receiving the first dose of Vaxzevria vaccine. Fundus examination revealed bilateral red brown petaloid lesions around the fovea. On spectral domain optical coherence tomography, a hyperreflective plaque between the outer plexiform and outer nuclear layers along with disruption of ellipsoid zone/interdigitation zone was observed. A diagnosis of AMN was made.

Conclusion: AMN may be an extremely rare adverse event of SARS-COV-2 vaccination, especially in patients with other risk factors.

Synopsis: An otherwise healthy 28-year-old white woman was diagnosed with AMN 2 days after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

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