These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Sympathetic ophthalmia].
    Author: Svozílková P, Ríhová E, Brichová M, Plsková J, Jenícková D, Kalvodová B.
    Journal: Cesk Slov Oftalmol; 2006 May; 62(3):218-23. PubMed ID: 16758762.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of treatment on prevention of disease development and protection of visual outcomes in patients suffering from sympathetic ophthalmia. METHODS: Retrospective case. RESULTS: Four patients with sympathetic ophthalmia were treated in our department from 1999 to 2004. All patients were men with the mean age 27.5 years (15-49 years). In two patients, there was a history of penetrating eye injury prior to the onset of sympathetic ophthalmia, in other two patients sympathetic ophthalmia occurred after eye surgery (pars plana vitrectomy), with no previous ocular trauma. Two patients were treated with monotherapy of corticosteroids; other two patients were commenced on combined immunosuppression. In all these cases, the therapy was effective. CONCLUSION: Sympathetic ophthalmia is a rare, sight-threatening eye disease. Among the triggering factors dominates penetrating eye injury, however, there is currently an increase in the number of cases with sympathetic ophthalmia following eye surgery, mainly pars plana vitrectomy. Early introduction of immunosuppressive treatment can get the disease under control, prevent the development of intraocular inflammation and improve visual outcomes.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]