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Sympathetic Ophthalmia Following Evisceration: A Rare Case

2005; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01.iop.0000170404.23769.00

1537-2677

Gregory J. Griepentrog, Mark J. Lucarelli, Daniel M. Albert, T. Michael Nork,

Ocular Oncology and Treatments

In Brief We describe a case of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration of a blind, painful, posttraumatic, glaucomatous eye. Although rare, this complication has been reported previously in the literature. We provide a brief review of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration and discuss the importance of a high degree of clinical suspicion and prompt treatment with high-dose systemic corticosteroids or other immunomodulators. Sympathetic ophthalmia is a rare and potentially devastating complication of evisceration.