Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Korea: A Case Series.

Yeji Moon Jae Ho Jung Hyun Jin Shin Dong Gyu Choi Kyung-Ah Park HyeShin Jeon Byung Joo Lee Seong Joon Kim Sei Yeul Oh Hyosook Ahn Seung Ah Chung Ungsoo Samuel Kim Haeng-Jin Lee Joo Yeon Lee Youn Joo Choinull null

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2023)

Only 64% of patients with NAION after COVID-19 vaccination have known vascular and ocular risk factors relevant to ischemic optic neuropathy. This suggests that COVID-19 vaccination may increase the risk of NAION. However, overall clinical features and visual outcomes of the NAION patients after COVID-19 vaccination were similar to those of typical NAION.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
cerebral ischemia
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
oxidative stress