Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome Developing Three Days following Administration of mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccine: Case Report

Little is known about the potential ocular adverse events following mRNA-1273 vaccine. We aimed to report a case of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) developing 3 days following the administration of mRNA-1273 vaccine booster. A 71-year-old white myopic female presented with complaints of seeing “pulsating light” and scotoma with her left eye that started about 3 days following mRNA-1273 vaccine booster administration. The patient was found to have multiple scattered white-yellow outer retinal lesions on dilated fundus exam of the left eye. Visual symptoms and exam findings continued to improve without any intervention confirming a short-lived and self-limiting disease course. Clinical presentation was consistent with a clinical diagnosis of MEWDS. Ophthalmologists need to take detailed vaccination history in patients presenting with MEWDS.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome Developing Three Days following Administration of mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccine: Case Report ; volume:13 ; number:2 ; year:2022 ; pages:570-577 ; extent:8 ; Case reports in ophthalmology ; 13, Heft 2 (2022), 570-577 (gesamt 8)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Alhabshan, Rashed ; Scales, David

Further information

• DOI: 10.1159/000525687
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022092200593459030552
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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