Delayed onset sympathetic ophthalmia

Three cases of sympathetic ophthalmia that occurred up to 62 years after an ocular injury are reported. Sympathetic ophthalmia occurred spontaneously in the first case, 62 years after a shot-gun pellet had penetrated one eye. In the other two cases, further surgery had been performed on previously-i...

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Published inMedical journal of Australia Vol. 147; no. 9; p. 451
Main Authors McClellan, K A, Billson, F A, Filipic, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 02.11.1987
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Aged
Eye - pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic - drug therapy
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic - pathology
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Summary:Three cases of sympathetic ophthalmia that occurred up to 62 years after an ocular injury are reported. Sympathetic ophthalmia occurred spontaneously in the first case, 62 years after a shot-gun pellet had penetrated one eye. In the other two cases, further surgery had been performed on previously-injured eyes. This was followed by a bilateral granulomatous panuveitis that developed within a week in one case and after seven years in the other case. The risk of elective surgery in eyes that are already at risk of sympathetic ophthalmia and the practical aspects of patient counselling are discussed.
ISSN:0025-729X
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1987.tb133592.x