ABSTRACT
Purpose
To report a case of bilateral acute uveitis following the first and subsequent doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.
Method
A case report.
Results
A 74-year-old Caucasian woman was presented with a one-day history of blurred vision, pain, photophobia, and redness in both eyes after receiving her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical evaluation confirmed bilateral anterior and intermediate uveitis six days later. Targeted diagnostic testing excluded infectious or autoimmune etiologies. After treatment with topical and oral corticosteroids, the patient had a resolution of symptoms with the recovery of visual function within seven weeks. Subsequently, she developed a recurrence of uveitis following the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which required similar treatment, with slower tapering of corticosteroids over ten weeks. The patient had a full visual recovery.
Conclusion
Our case highlights the possibility of uveitis as an ocular complication of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).