Washed out red and green? Optic Neuritis after Covid-19

By SWA

 Symptoms of optic neuritis include:

    pain in or around the eye, which might feel worse when you move your eye.

    colours appearing 'washed out' or dull.

    blind spots or areas of poor vision surrounded by normal vision.

    a sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes that can be partial or total.

 

Neuro-ophthalmologic diseases may be in the form of optic neuritis, tonic pupil and orbital involvement. These diseases can be seen during the COVID-19 active infection or recovery period. This may be caused by direct invasion of the virus or by viral antigens triggering the host immune response.

Does the COVID vaccine affect the optic nerve?

They discovered that all COVID-19 vaccines can cause ophthalmic manifestations like anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION), optic neuritis (ON), autoimmune optic neuropathy, and leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).

Optic neuritis post-COVID-19 infection. A case report with meta-analysis

Highlights;

Optic neuritis is a possible complication post COVID-19 infect

Optic neuritis of COVID-19 is not an uncommon complication.

Treatment and follow-up should start as soon as possible.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921002322

 

Optic neuritis after COVID-19 infection: A case report
Névrite optique après infection au COVID-19: à propos d’un cas

As a result, COVID-19 can affect many organs as well as the eye. Clinicians should keep in mind that neuro-ophthalmologic diseases such as optic neuritis may develop after COVID-19 infection, even if the disease is asymptomatic or with mild symptoms.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0181551222003850

 

In addition:
What virus causes optic neuritis?

Optic neuritis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

Bacterial infections, including Lyme disease, cat-scratch fever and syphilis, or viruses, such as measles, mumps and herpes, can cause optic neuritis. Other diseases. Diseases such as sarcoidosis, Behcet's disease and lupus can cause recurrent optic neuritis. Drugs and toxins.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/optic-neuritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354953

 

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