Abstract
Purpose:To review two cases of acute retinal necrosis in adults due to varicella zoster virus despite prior shingles vaccination.Methods:Retrospective chart review.Patients:A 62-year-old man and a 64-year-old man with unilateral acute retinal necrosis who had shingles vaccinations 16 and 7 months before their ocular symptoms.Results:Polymerase chain reaction confirmation of varicella zoster virus in the anterior chambers of both patients. Both patients had good responses to oral antiviral therapy and topical and/or oral steroids.Discussion:These two cases demonstrate that singles vaccination is not an absolute protection against varicella zoster virus-related acute retinal necrosis. However, such vaccination may reduce the severity of the acute retinal necrosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-243 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Retinal Cases and Brief Reports |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acute retinal necrosis
- prior shingles vaccination
- varicella zoster virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology