J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1987 Dec;28(6):1391-1394.

A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia

• Nam GR
• Shim YB
• Kim BC

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.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Humans
Inflammation
Lacerations
Male
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic*
Uvea