Bilateral Optic Neuropathy Associated with Influenza Vaccination

We report a 61-year-old woman with bilateral optic neuritis and loss of vision following influenza vaccination. The patient had good recovery of vision following steroid treatment.

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Published inJournal of neuro-ophthalmology Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 182 - 184
Main Authors Ray, Cheryl L, Dreizin, Ivy J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hagerstown, MD Williams & Wilkins 01.09.1996
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of visual field, optic nerve, optic chiasma and optic tracts
Female
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Influenza A virus - immunology
Influenza B virus - immunology
Influenza Vaccines - adverse effects
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Optic Neuritis - drug therapy
Optic Neuritis - etiology
Optic Neuritis - physiopathology
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Vaccination - adverse effects
Visual Acuity
Visual Fields
Human
Nervous system diseases
Iatrogenic
Optic nerve
Vaccination
Orthomyxoviridae
Neuropathy
Influenzavirus
Infection
Virus
Case study
Immunoprophylaxis
Eye disease
Cranial nerve disease
Viral disease
Complication
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Summary:We report a 61-year-old woman with bilateral optic neuritis and loss of vision following influenza vaccination. The patient had good recovery of vision following steroid treatment.
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ISSN:1070-8022
1536-5166
DOI:10.1097/00041327-199609000-00004