Reversible Bilateral Optic Neuritis after Influenza Vaccination: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Identifier 20170402_nanos_posters_018
Title Reversible Bilateral Optic Neuritis after Influenza Vaccination: A Case Report and Literature Review
Creator Emily Li; Adeniyi Fisayo
Affiliation (EL) (AF) Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Description Several cases of optic neuritis following influenza vaccination have been reported in literature. The association is rare and pathophysiology unknown. We present post-vaccination bilateral optic neuritis in a patient whose identical twin received the same vaccine without developing visual symptoms.
Date 2017
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2017: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
ARK ark:/87278/s65t7dkk
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1272672
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t7dkk
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