An early adolescent man was referred to the ocular oncology service for evaluation of a pale, raised fundus lesion in the inferotemporal quadrant of his right eye. Unaided visual acuities were 20/20 OD and 20/20 OS. He had no medical, ocular or family history of note.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Following the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, different vaccines were developed and approved by the main medical authorities under emergency protocol regulations. Although highly effective and well-tolerated in most patients, vaccines can uncommonly cause ocular adverse effects. In this article, the current evidence related to vaccine-associated uveitis is reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To describe the clinical characteristics and treatments associated with antibody positive optic neuropathies including anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4), alongside diagnostic modalities, investigations, and outcomes.
Methods: A cross-sectional single-centre retrospective case series consisting of 16 patients including 12 anti-MOG positive patients and 4 anti-AQP4 positive patients. Each of these patients had clinical signs and symptoms of optic neuritis and consisted of all patients who had a positive blood antibody result in our centre.