Age: 72.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Corneal erosion, Eye disorder, Eye pain
Clinical narrative: Corneal erosion; It is quite painful; Developing an eye problem that he had never had in his life; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team for a Pfizer sponsored program. The reporter is the patient.  A 72 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in deltoid left, administration date 14Feb2021 (Lot number: EN6201) at the age of 72 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "marginally high blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "antidepressant" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: LISINOPRIL taken for hypertension (ongoing); BUPROPION taken for antidepressant therapy (ongoing). Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose 01, Lot number: EL1283, Anatomical Location: Deltoid Left), administration date: 23Jan2021, for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: CORNEAL EROSION (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Corneal erosion"; EYE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "It is quite painful"; EYE DISORDER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Developing an eye problem that he had never had in his life". The events "corneal erosion", "it is quite painful" and "developing an eye problem that he had never had in his life" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of corneal erosion, eye pain, eye disorder.  Additional information: Reporter stated that he had a reoccurring eye problem since Jun2021 or Jul2021 that he had never had before. He said that it had to do with the epithelial layer of the cornea. Reporter clarified that he had reoccurring corneal erosion. It had been ongoing since mid-summer and it was only slightly improving lately. Reporter queried for if this had been reported after receiving the vaccine. Dates for during the summer of 2021, he started developing an eye problem that he had never had in his life; ophthalmologist discerned that it was a condition called recurring corneal erosion. Dates for would be something that would wake him up in the morning and he would feel like there was a tear on his cornea, in the right eye. Seriousness of reported information by the reporter was unspecified. Patient received concomitantly received lisinopril and he stated that he take a small does of Lisinopril for marginally high blood pressure. He has been taking this for about 3 years and he had been concomitantly receiving bupropion as a antidepressant for about 3 years. He was just curious if there are any other reports of eye difficulties following the vaccine. Reporter stated that he cannot remember a particular date that this started but states that he was going to say that the time frame would have been Jun2021 or Jul2021. He states that the ophthalmologist discerned that it was a condition called recurring corneal erosion and states that it had an acronym of RCE. Clarified that there was not test or exam to determine this finding, reporter stating that it was determined through visual examination. Reporter states that it had stayed the same until just recently. He stated that a recent treatment of Sodium Chloride 5% solution ointment and eye drops has improved the condition. Reporter stated that at first, the eye problem occurred about every 4 to 6 days. It would be something that would wake him up in the morning and he would feel like there was a tear on his cornea. Clarified that this was the right eye. He states that in it's worst condition, it was very painful and, he would say it was about a 9 out of 10 pain. Reporter clarified that the reporter had no other treatments or medication aside from the sodium chloride solution and eye drops he had previously mentioned. Reporter further clarified that when he previously mentioned that he had the first shot in Dec2020, he states he was mistaken. Clarified that the first dose was 23Jan2021. He states that he had a blood panel done for his doctor. Maybe that might be in the early part of 2021. Patient had not attended emergency room (ER). Reporter stated that he chose not to go to the ER even though the pain was acute. Patient had not received any prior Vaccinations within 4 weeks.