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Red eyes after COVID Vaccine- should you worry?

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 by scohen
Herpes Simplex Keratitis

Maybe. See your ophthalmologist ASAP. There have been case reports in the literature of reactivation of latent viruses in the eye such as Herpes Simplex after the vaccines or boosters.

Reactivation of herpes simplex keratitis following vaccination for COVID-19 – PubMed (nih.gov)

Herpetic Keratitis Preceded by COVID-19 Vaccination – PubMed (nih.gov)

Relapsed disciform stromal herpetic keratitis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination – PubMed (nih.gov)

Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis Reactivation after SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination: A Report of Two Cases – PubMed (nih.gov)

Herpes Simplex Keratitis in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Series of Five Cases – PubMed (nih.gov)

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