Abstract
Rare cases of viral keratitis after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination have been reported. Furthermore, to our knowledge, cases of viral keratitis after two rounds of COVID-19 vaccination have not yet been reported. We report the case of a 19-year-old man without a history of keratitis, who developed viral keratitis soon after receiving the second and third doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. Each time after the patient received treatment with topical and systemic drugs, his ocular symptoms were gradually relieved, and corrected visual acuity in both eyes returned to normal. COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with rare cases of the development of keratitis in individuals without a medical history of keratitis. Physicians should be aware of the possible relationship between ocular symptoms and adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination. Despite the potential risks of COVID-19 vaccination, the benefits of immunization against the virus far outweigh these risks.
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination; SARS-CoV-2; adverse reaction; inactivated vaccine; viral keratitis.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 vaccination, Inactivated vaccine, Adverse reaction, viral keratitis., 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Treatment, coronavirus disease, vaccination, knowledge, drugs, Symptom, virus, immunization, COVID-19 vaccines, eye, inactivated, dose, individual, potential risk, physician, visual acuity, ocular, benefit, reported, the patient, receiving, returned, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, Case report, inactivated, dose, Viral keratitis,