A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia.

Lee, Dong Jae

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1977;18(4):399-403.
Published online April 1, 1977.

A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia.

Dong Jae Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll Hospital, Busan, Korea.

교감성안으로 (交感性眼) 생각되는 1예 보고

이동제 ( Dong Jae Lee )

Abstract

Sympathetic ophthalmia is a bilateral of the entire uveal tissue almost caused by a traumatic perforating wound that involves uveal tract. It is recently rare and unknown etiology. Authors have experienced with a rare case of sympathetic ophthalmia. Patient was a 36 years old Korean female who injured her left eye with limbal laceration and prolapse iris, and developed sympathetic ophthalmia on posterior segment is involved first after 36 days. The exciting eye is not to enucleated because of relatively good visual acuity and won't operation. Both eyes was improved fairly after corticosteroid theraphy per os. A brief review of the related literatures is present.