A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia.
- Author:
Gi Ryong NAM
1
;
Yoon Bo SHIM
;
Bong Cheol KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheounan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Lacerations;
Male;
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic*;
Uvea
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(6):1391-1394
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sympathetic ophthalmia is a rare, diffuse, granulomatous inflammation of the entire uvea, usually bilateral, which occurs days, months, or years after penetrating ocular injury or intraocular surgery. This presented case was a 34 years old male patient injured his left eye suspecting a scleral laceration. The exciting eye(left) was eviscerated 8 days after injury and sympathetic eye(right) was developed sympathetic ophthalmia 8 weeks after injury. A brief review of the related literatures is presented.
