[The potential for the occurrence of sympathetic ophthalmia after chemical burns]

The authors describe in detail the possibility of sympathetic ophthalmia development after chemical burns. They emphasize that pathogenetically and etiologically based methods should be included in the treatment of sympathetic ophthalmia. Exchange plasmapheresis with laser irradiation of the blood and antilympholin may be referred to effective immunomodulators. Enucleation of the injured eye after development of sympathetic ophthalmia is not always a guarantee of cessation of recurrences in the other eye.