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Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
. 2021 May 29;2021:6668552.
doi: 10.1155/2021/6668552. eCollection 2021.
Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection
Kathryn Kelani Braceros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masumi G Asahi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ron P Gallemore[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Visual snow (VS) is a neurologic condition consisting of a constant positive visual disturbance described as "static" with diagnosis requiring exclusion of competing neurologic and ophthalmologic disorders. The authors describe the first case of visual snow-like symptoms in a patient following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. He was found to have a transient subtle mild inflammatory reaction in the vitreous and optic nerve edema which resolved, but the VS persisted. Our findings suggest that COVID-19 may precipitate a transient autoimmune response in some patients with resultant ocular inflammation as well as long-term symptoms of VS. This has potential implications for the understanding and treatment of complications related to COVID-19 and in VS.
. 2021 May 29;2021:6668552.
doi: 10.1155/2021/6668552. eCollection 2021.
Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection
Kathryn Kelani Braceros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masumi G Asahi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ron P Gallemore[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34123447
- PMCID: PMC8189782
- DOI: 10.1155/2021/6668552
Abstract
Visual snow (VS) is a neurologic condition consisting of a constant positive visual disturbance described as "static" with diagnosis requiring exclusion of competing neurologic and ophthalmologic disorders. The authors describe the first case of visual snow-like symptoms in a patient following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. He was found to have a transient subtle mild inflammatory reaction in the vitreous and optic nerve edema which resolved, but the VS persisted. Our findings suggest that COVID-19 may precipitate a transient autoimmune response in some patients with resultant ocular inflammation as well as long-term symptoms of VS. This has potential implications for the understanding and treatment of complications related to COVID-19 and in VS.