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Table 2 Summary of other case reports demonstrating ocular motor nerve palsy after COVID-19 vaccination

From: Neuro-ophthalmologic symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination: a retrospective study

Reports

Age (Years)

Sex

VaccinE

Days after vaccine

ManifestationS

Treatment and outcome

Pappaterra et al. [5]

81

M

Moderna #1

1

Left partial oculomotor nerve palsy

Spontaneous near-total resolution within 2 weeks

Reyes-Capo et al. [6]

59

F

Pfizer-BioNTech #1

2

Right abducens nerve palsy

Sensorimotor exam remained unchanged at the most recent follow-up

Pawar et al. [7]

24

F

a

21

Both vertical gaze palsy

Complete resolution within 10 days of systemic steroids

Pawar et al. [7]

44

M

a

30

Left abducens nerve palsy

Minimal residual esotropia after administering OS botulinum toxin injection to the medial rectus

Pawar et al. [7]

"Young"

M

a

6

Left abducens nerve palsy

Spontaneous resolution within 4 weeks

Kubota et al. [8]

65

M

Pfizer-BioNTech #2

17

Right oculomotor nerve palsy with anti-GQ1b Ab

Resolution after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for 5 days

Manea et al. [9]

29

M

Pfizer-BioNTech #1

6

Multiple nerve palsy (left oculomotor, abducens, trigeminal, and facial nerve palsies)

Minimal left facial palsy after intravenous corticosteroid for 5 days

Pereira and Haslett [10]

65

M

AZ #2

3

Right abducens nerve palsy

Spontaneous total resolution within 3 months

  1. M Male, F Female, #1 First dose, #2 Second dose, OS Oculus sinister, AZ AstraZeneca
  2. aRecombinant, adenovirus vector encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) glycoprotein vaccine