Age: 72.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Investigation, Photophobia
Clinical narrative: Sensitivity to light/ had been having trouble with that for 7-8 weeks and florescent lights bothered him like in  the department store or grocery store; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 72-year-old male patient received BNT162b2, BNT162b2 omi ba.4-5 (BNT162B2, BNT162B2 OMI BA.4-5), on 30Sep2022 as dose 4 (booster), single (Lot number: GH9694) at the age of 72 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "had glaucoma for a while" (ongoing), notes: go to doctor every 3months to get pressure checked & eye drops (began probably 10years ago) for it. There were no concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose 1, Lot EN6205), administration date: 11Mar2021, when the patient was 71-year-old, for COVID-19 Immunization; BNT162b2 (Dose 2, Lot EW0150), administration date: 01Apr2021, when the patient was 71-year-old, for COVID-19 Immunization; BNT162b2 (Dose 3, lot number looks like EW6196), administration date: 29Nov2021, when the patient was 71-year-old, for COVID-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: PHOTOPHOBIA (non-serious) with onset Nov2022, outcome "recovering", described as "Sensitivity to light/ had been having trouble with that for 7-8 weeks and florescent lights bothered him like in  the department store or grocery store". The events "sensitivity to light/ had been having trouble with that for 7-8 weeks and florescent lights bothered him like in  the department store or grocery store" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: This was the 2nd booster dose and was his 4th dose of vaccine administered to left arm (Dose/Dosage Form: Gray cap, Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5 (Bivalent), >12 years - 15/15 mcg per dose). No other products. A patient who was 72-year-old stated that he saw some information on the internet the other day for people with long COVID developing sensitivity to light. "About 7-8 weeks after I took the last COVID booster shot. Maybe there's a possibility of the side effect. He wanted to rule out if could that sensitivity to fluorescent/LED light be developed. The patient stated that he will contact his Ophthalmologist about it. He mentioned that there's no food changes, any changes lately and the COVID vaccination is what he can think of. He added that he is trying to eliminate what would have caused this. Calling about Pfizer COVID shot and he just had an off the wall question and he got this fourth dose of the vaccine on 30Sep2022 and read something the other day where people with long COVID developed a sensitivity to light and he had been having trouble with that for 7-8 weeks and florescent lights bother him like in  the department store or grocery store and asks if this is a side effect; his eye doctor is not sure if this is a side effect of the vaccine and was still running tests. He was just curious, and this thought occurred to him if that is what was causing the problem and the light sensitivity was easing up a little bit so he was just actually just wondering if that was something there and if not no problem and if is, then it could be. He clarified that he has not had COVID. He got the shot on the 30Sep, and the light sensitivity began he clarified a couple of days before black Friday because he was out on black Friday shopping so it would be around Nov2022 and noticed the light sensitivity at the grocery store and really in hardware store because their lights bothered him and were brighter. He has had four shots of the COVID vaccine, and this was after the fourth dose. This dose was administered to him probably in the afternoon around 2:00 to 3:00pm. He was thinking a lot about that and if anything had changed in terms of concomitant medication and nothing changed, and he had not thought about the shot until he read about the long COVID that people had where they developed light sensitivity. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) were none, did not get any flu shot this year and he normally does but not this year because they said flu season was nonexistent this year. Patient's Medical History (including any illness at time of vaccination) and Family Medical History Relevant to Adverse Events (AEs) were none. AE required visit doctor's office; went to see his doctor because he was close to his 3month checkup and unfortunately his doctor had to go out, so it was longer before he got to see her than planned but did not have a special trip. Reportedly, serious: no.