Bilateral Subconjunctival Hemorrhage in a Young Female following COVID 19 Vaccination

A 21-year-old female presented to our centre with bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage, a day after being administered Covishield vaccine. There were no other ocular or systemic complaints or history of adverse effects following immunization. Complete blood counts were within normal limits with slig...

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Main Authors: Sohini Mandal, P.R. Ananya, Prafulla Kumar Maharana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-10-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/dljo.dljo_72_23
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Summary:A 21-year-old female presented to our centre with bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage, a day after being administered Covishield vaccine. There were no other ocular or systemic complaints or history of adverse effects following immunization. Complete blood counts were within normal limits with slightly deranged blood clotting parameters. Subsequently, the patient was treated conservatively and was kept on close follow up which revealed complete resolution of the hemorrhage in a week’s duration.
ISSN:0972-0200
2454-2784