Long COVID and the development of new-onset uveitis: a large database study
Unvaccinated individuals with long COVID have an increased risk of developing new uveitis, particularly anterior uveitis. Vaccinated individuals with long COVID did not have an increased risk of developing uveitis compared to vaccinated non-long COVID individuals.
Authors
- Ahmed B. Sallam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7207-6782)
- Ahmed F. Shakarchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-6975)
- Muhammad Z. Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-7089)
- Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1412-375X)
- Kaersti L. Rickels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6061-0429)
- Qais A. Dihan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1471-288X)
- Nayef Alshammari
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-025-00527-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71