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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 6
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Letter to the Editor

Acute Uveitis following COVID-19 Vaccination

Reem H. ElSheikha Department of Ophthalmology, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
, MD,
Abid Haseebb Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD,
Taher K. Eleiwac Department of Ophthalmology, Benha University, Benha, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-2106
, MD, PhDORCID Icon &
Abdelrahman M. Elhusseinyb Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA;d Department of Ophthalmology, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1412-375X
, MDORCID Icon
Pages 1207-1209 | Published online: 11 Aug 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

Purpose

To describe a case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated anterior uveitis after receiving the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods

A retrospective case report.

Results

An 18-year-old girl, with a history of antinuclear antibody positive oligoarticular JIA, presented with bilateral anterior uveitis 5 days after the second dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Ocular examination revealed anterior uveitis with reduced visual acuity in both eyes. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showed hyperreflective dots in the anterior chamber (AC) and fine endothelial granularities representing the circulating cells in the AC. Uveitis in both eyes resolved gradually after topical steroid treatment without recurrence.

Conclusion

This report demonstrates a potential causal association of COVID-19 vaccine with anterior uveitis.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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