Abstract
Sympathetic ophthalmitis is a rare bilateral granulomatous panuveitisoccurringafter ocular penetrating trauma most frequently associated with uveal tissueprolapse. It can also occur following ocular surgery like cataract, vitrectomy,trabeculectomy, retinal detachment surgery and even after laserphotocoagulation. Incidence varies between 0.05% to 0.2% following penetratingtrauma and 0.01% following ocular surgery.Key words: Sympathetic Ophthalmitis, Granulomatous panuveitis.
Tanvir Abbas, Asad Aslam Khan, Mohammad Ali Ayaz Sadiq. (2015) Sympathetic Ophthalmitis, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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