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Report #2853192

Received Aug 7, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visitDisabled
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
49 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Jul 28, 2021
Onset
Oct 1, 2021
Days to onset
65
Hospital days
21

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH2—IM / LA

Symptoms (10)

Blindness unilateralCerebrospinal fluid leakageIntracranial pressure increasedLaboratory testLipoinjectionLumbar puncturePapilloedemaReduction of increased intracranial pressureVentriculo-peritoneal shuntVisual impairment

Symptom narrative

pt states that a couple of months after 2nd dose of the covid vaccine he woke up and he had a black line in his eye. He looked in the mirror and didn't see anything. He called his insurance and was referred to an ophthalmologist. He was diagnosed with papilledema and referred to his doctor. He contacted insurance and was sent to a specialist. He lost his vision in his right eye and only has 20% vision in his left eye. Dr. gave him a shot in his lower lumbar to release the pressure. He was then sent to another doctor. He placed a catheter in his groin to go up to his brain to release the pressure. These procedures helped slow the vision loss down to where he still had 20% vision in left eye. Then a coil was placed to lower the pressure in and around the brain. These procedures were done in a facility. Dr. placed a shunt in his brain. He was having fluid coming from his nose. He had to have a procedure done where they took a piece of belly fat and placed inside his nose to be cauterized so it would keep the cerebrospinal fluid from draining out of his nose. His pressure is normal at this time and has to be checked every 6 months by Dr. and his PCP.

Current illness

na

Medical history

none

Other medications

none

Allergies

nka

Lab data

lab work, numerous vision test