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sympathetic ophthalmia

[‚sim·pə′thed·ik äf′thal·mē·ə]
(medicine)
A granulomatous inflammation of the uveal tract following ocular injury or intraocular surgery.
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Chan, "Sympathetic ophthalmia: to the twenty-first century and beyond," Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, vol.
Rodrigues et al., "Immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy of choroidal infiltrates and Dalen-Fuchs nodules in sympathetic ophthalmia," Ophthalmology, vol.
The association of systemic disorders with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada and sympathetic ophthalmia. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011;249(8):1229-33.
"Using Retisert, we are stabilizing vision in patients with sympathetic ophthalmia and getting them off the heavy-duty immunosuppressive medications," Mahajan said.
(3.) Carney MD, Tessler HH, Peyman GA, Goldberg MF, Williams DP Sympathetic ophthalmia and subretinal neovascularization.
Fonseca, "Sympathetic ophthalmia related to conjunctival invasive squamous-cell carcinoma," Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol.
Wilensky, "High incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia after contact and noncontact neodymiun:YAG cyclotherapy," Ophthalmology, vol.
Among ocular syndrome, sympathetic ophthalmia was seen mostly among 25-30 years old, pars planitis in 30-40 years, and birdshot retinochoroidopathy among 45-50 years old.
Lightman, "Sympathetic ophthalmia: visual results with modern immunosuppressive therapy," Eye, vol.
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