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. 2022 Oct 31;43(5):1677–1686. doi: 10.1007/s10792-022-02565-2

Table 1.

Summary of post-vaccination VKH cases: Demographic features, systemic and ocular characteristics, vaccine type, dose and mode of administration, treatment, visual outcome, and follow-up time

Dogan et al. [19] Sood et al. [20] Campos et al. [21] Pereima et al. [23] Kim [22] Gallagher et al. [24] Papasavvas et al. [25] Saraceno et al. [27] Koong et al. [26]
Age 39 43 34 45 52 44 43 62 54
Gender Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Male
Ethnicity Caucasian Caucasian and Cherokee Native American ancestors Latino Latino Indian Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Chinese
Type of Vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Single-antigen hepatitis B vaccine 17 D yellow fever vaccine 17 D yellow fever vaccine Influenza vaccine Influenza vaccine Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine Oxford-AstraZeneca AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine
Dose of vaccine Fourth dose First dose Booster dose Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Second dose Not mentioned First dose
Mode of Administration Intravesical Not mentioned, but usually administered IM Not mentioned, but it is administered SC or IM Not mentioned, but it is administered either SC or IM Not mentioned, but usually administered IM Not mentioned, but usually administered IM Not mentioned, but usually administered IM Not mentioned, but usually administered IM Not mentioned, but it is usually administered IM
Time interval between vaccine and VKH 4 weeks after the 1st dose and shortly after 4th dose 3 days 10 days 2 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks 2 days 1 day
Treatment Prednisone Prednisone and Methotrexate subsequently Pulse IVMP, followed by prednisone and azathioprine Pulse IVMP, followed by prednisone and azathioprine Pulse IVMP followed by oral corticosteroids Pulse IVMP, followed by prednisone, azathioprine and cyclosporine Infliximab- loading dose Prednisone Pulse IVMP, followed by prednisone
Duration of treatment 6 months Not mentioned Not mentioned 9 months 2 months Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned planned for 6 to 12 months
Presenting Visual acuity

RE 20/25

LE 20/50

RE 20/800

LE 20/40

RE 20/100

LE 20/80

RE CF

LE CF

RE 20/30

LE 20/100

RE CF

LE CF

RE 20/20

LE 20/20

RE 20/600

LE 20/200

RE 20/80

LE 20/150

Laterality of uveitis BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE
Visual outcome

RE 20/20

LE 20/20

RE 20/30

LE 20/30

RE 20/20

LE 20/20

RE 20/20

LE 20/20

RE 20/20

LE 20/25

RE 20/25

LE 20/30

Not mentioned

RE 20/20

LE 20/20

RE 20/40

LE 20/40

Time to full visual acuity recovery One month 2 months 3 weeks One month 2 months Not mentioned Not mentioned 3 weeks 13 days
Ocular Complications None Peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane None Sunset glow fundus None Not mentioned Not mentioned None None
Systemic Manifestations Prodrome of headache, malaise After ocular manifestations, patient developed hearing loss, tinnitus, and integumentary changes Prodrome of headache, tinnitus, CSF pleocytosis Prodrome of headache, tinnitus, CSF pleocytosis Prodrome of tinnitus Prodrome of tinnitus Not mentioned Severe headache and tinnitus None
Follow-up time 6 months Not mentioned 2 years 30 months 2 months Not mentioned Not mentioned 2 months 13 days
Associated morbidities Superficial TCC of bladder Type II diabetes mellitus None None None None None None Type II Diabetes Mellitus and hyperlipidemia

SC subcutaneous, IM intramuscular, RE right eye, LE left eye, BE both eyes, CF counting fingers, IVMP intravenous methylprednisolone, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, TCC transitional cell carcinoma