Ophthalmia sympathetic

Ophthalmia sympathetic, commonly termed sympathetic ophthalmia or sympathetic uveitis, is a rare, bilateral, non-necrotizing granulomatous panuveitis that develops following penetrating ocular trauma or intraocular surgery to one eye

Ophthalmia sympathetic, commonly termed sympathetic ophthalmia or sympathetic uveitis, is a rare, bilateral, non-necrotizing granulomatous panuveitis that develops following penetrating ocular trauma or intraocular surgery to one eye The condition affects the visual system across all age groups and is driven by a cell-mediated autoimmune response directed against exposed uveal or retinal antigens, ultimately compromising the injured (inciting) eye and the uninjured (sympathizing) contralateral e...

Clinically, it features insidious or acute vision loss, ocular pain, photophobia, mutton-fat keratic precipitates, diffuse choroidal thickening, and classic sub-retinal pigment epithelial infiltrates known as Dalen-Fuchs nodules

Clinically, it features insidious or acute vision loss, ocular pain, photophobia, mutton-fat keratic precipitates, diffuse choroidal thickening, and classic sub-retinal pigment epithelial infiltrates known as Dalen-Fuchs nodules