A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1391-1394, 1987.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-171875
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.
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Main subject:
Uvea
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Ophthalmia, Sympathetic
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Lacerations
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Inflammation
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
1987
Type:
Article
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