Sympathetic Ophthalmia - A Potentially Blinding Complication Following Orbital Injuries.

ABSTRACT

Sympathetic Ophthalmia is a rare but serious complication that can occur following penetrating injuries of the globe of the eye. So far the only known method of preventing this is to remove the injured eye. The purpose of this paper is to make the maxillofacial surgeons to be familiar with this serious complication in order that measures can be instituted early to prevent loss of vision in the uninjured eye.