Risk of retinal vascular occlusion following COVID-19 vaccination: A meta-analysis of nearly 15 million individuals

Omar Khalid Samir, Noheir Ashraf Ibrahem Fathy Hassan, Raymond Haward, Ishaan Batish, Amr Arafa, Eslam Alwani Haiba, Mahmoud Aboudabash, M. Khodr Aljamali, Mohamed AlMadhoob, Saad Yousafzai, Yusef Hazimeh, Eman A. Toraih, Hani Aiash

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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000051345
Published: 2026-11-06
Container: Medicine
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/md.0000000000051345,
  title = {Risk of retinal vascular occlusion following COVID-19 vaccination: A meta-analysis of nearly 15 million individuals},
  author = {Omar Khalid Samir and Noheir Ashraf Ibrahem Fathy Hassan and Raymond Haward and Ishaan Batish and Amr Arafa and Eslam Alwani Haiba and Mahmoud Aboudabash and M. Khodr Aljamali and Mohamed AlMadhoob and Saad Yousafzai and Yusef Hazimeh and Eman A. Toraih and Hani Aiash},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Medicine},
  doi = {10.1097/md.0000000000051345},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000051345}
}

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AU  - Omar Khalid Samir
AU  - Noheir Ashraf Ibrahem Fathy Hassan
AU  - Raymond Haward
AU  - Ishaan Batish
AU  - Amr Arafa
AU  - Eslam Alwani Haiba
AU  - Mahmoud Aboudabash
AU  - M. Khodr Aljamali
AU  - Mohamed AlMadhoob
AU  - Saad Yousafzai
AU  - Yusef Hazimeh
AU  - Eman A. Toraih
AU  - Hani Aiash
PY  - 2026
JO  - Medicine
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Samir, O. K., Hassan, N. A. I. F., Haward, R., Batish, I., Arafa, A., Haiba, E. A., Aboudabash, M., Aljamali, M. K., AlMadhoob, M., Yousafzai, S., Hazimeh, Y., Toraih, E. A., & Aiash, H. (2026). Risk of retinal vascular occlusion following COVID-19 vaccination: A meta-analysis of nearly 15 million individuals. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000051345

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