SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA
- 1 May 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 5 (5) , 781-783
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1931.00820050103009
Abstract
Cases of sympathetic ophthalmia, as every ophthalmologist knows, are not a rarity. One is immediately on the lookout for this disorder in case of injury to the eye in which there has been either a perforation of the eyeball (operative cases included) or a rupture of the tunics of the eye. This is especially true when the opening involves the ciliary region, or so-called danger zone. Does the average ophthalmologist look for this condition when there has been no perforation or rupture of the eyeball? Does he even consider this possibility when he is confronted with an ocular injury caused by a blow from a fist or even as innocent an object as a snowball? A careful search of the literature fails to show undisputed cases arising without perforation or rupture of the eyeball (cases of melanosarcoma excepted). Jackson1stated : "The occurrence of true sympathetic ophthalmiaKeywords
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