Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection
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 coron...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7d74a8b0f474ce7a91b9622cd7af9742025-08-20T03:38:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66685526668552Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 InfectionKathryn Kelani Braceros0Masumi G. Asahi1Ron P. Gallemore2Retina Macula Institute, Torrance, California, USARetina Macula Institute, Torrance, California, USARetina Macula Institute, Torrance, California, USAVisual 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6668552 |
| spellingShingle | Kathryn Kelani Braceros Masumi G. Asahi Ron P. Gallemore Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection |
| title_full | Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection |
| title_short | Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis following COVID-19 Infection |
| title_sort | visual snow like symptoms and posterior uveitis following covid 19 infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6668552 |
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