New Risk of Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

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About The Study: The findings of this study including more than 3 million patients receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine suggest that retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) diagnosed acutely after vaccination occurs extremely rarely at rates similar to those of two different historically used vaccinations, the influenza and tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. No evidence suggesting an association between the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and newly diagnosed RVO was found.

Authors: Rishi P. Singh, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.0610)

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