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Postsurgical sympathetic ophthalmia: retrospective analysis of a rare entity
Parthopratim Dutta Majumder1, Eliza Anthony2, Amala Elizabeth George2
1Department of Uvea, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India. drparthopratim@gmail.com.
Purpose:
To describe clinical manifestations, management and visual outcome in postsurgical sympathetic ophthalmia (SO).
Methods:
Retrospective study.
Results:
Mean age of the patients was 41.1 years, and males were affected 1.8 times than the female. Vitrectomy and scleral buckling were the most common inciting surgeries followed by cataract surgery. Among 10 eyes with anterior uveitis, mutton-fat keratic precipitate was seen in only two eyes. Mean follow-up duration was 1556.50 ± 1470.75 days. Vision significantly improved in 11 patients (78.6%; p = 0.005).
Conclusion:
Postsurgical SO is a rare entity, but it is a bilateral blinding disease and SO following surgical intervention can have variable presentations. Rapid, effective management of postsurgical sympathetic ophthalmia can give improved visual outcomes.
