{"id":14894,"date":"2025-08-07T22:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T03:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=14894"},"modified":"2025-08-29T22:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:11:41","slug":"will-covid-vaccines-ruin-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/will-covid-vaccines-ruin-your-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Will COVID vaccines ruin your eyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40658089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small study<\/a>\u00a0of 64 adults found short-term changes in a thin layer of eye cells after two COVID\u00a0vaccines and said people with low counts or corneal transplants should be checked.\u00a0Some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicHulscher\/status\/1951316936538591390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-vaccers<\/a>\u00a0claim that\u00a0the vaccines destroy these non-renewable cells and cause permanent damage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]This analysis is another flawed conclusion looking for an argument.\u00a0In this case, anti-vaxxers\u00a0are claiming the vaccines cause permanent damage, yet ignore the study&#8217;s conclusions where &#8220;changes in corneal endothelium occur in the\u00a0<em>short term<\/em>&#8221; and weren&#8217;t found to be permanent.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/education\/editors-choice\/rare-ocular-side-effects-have-been-noted-after-cov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review<\/a>\u00a0of the eye after COVID vaccination by the American Academy of Ophthalmology has also shown rare ocular effects. However, those effects are due to an abnormal immune response to the vaccine, and the review notes that &#8220;the benefits of receiving the vaccine far outweigh the rare ocular risks.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small study found short-term eye changes after COVID vaccines\u2014but not lasting harm. Experts say benefits outweigh rare, mild, and temporary risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,218],"class_list":["post-14894","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/14894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/14894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14900,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/14894\/revisions\/14900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=14894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}