A global and coordinated COVID-19 vaccination effort is necessary for taming the spread of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and achieving population-wide immunity. As ongoing vaccination programs against COVID-19 continue, potential adverse events should be reported in detail to increase awareness among the medical community. We report the first case of Purtscher-like retinopathy related to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. This report highlights that complex-triggered complement activation after COVID-19 vaccination may occasionally lead to leuko-aggregated embolism and infarction in retinal arterioles, causing Purtscher-like retinopathy.
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