Global burden of vaccine-associated uveitis and their related vaccines, 1967-2023.

Oh, Jiyeon; Park, Seoyoung; Park, Jaeyu; Jo, Hyesu; Lee, Hayeon; Udeh, Raphael; Rahmati, Masoud; Yang, Jee Myung et al. · Br J Ophthalmol · 2025

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Abstract

Although uveitis after vaccination is rare, reports emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used the pharmacovigilance case/non-case study from 1967 to 2023 to assess the association between vaccines and uveitis. We identified a significant signal for uveitis (reporting OR (ROR), 1.64; information component (IC)<sub>025</sub>, 0.66) with 1508 reports. This association is pronounced in females of all ages after childhood. Specifically, the COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines showed the strongest disproportionality signal (ROR, 5.76; IC<sub>025</sub>, 2.33), followed by hepatitis B, papillomavirus, Ad (Adenovirus) 5-vectored COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. These findings underscore the importance of surveillance in the postmarketing phase to manage potential adverse events associated with vaccine administration.

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