Bilateral blinding uveitis in a child after secondary intraocular lens implantation for unilateral congenital cataract.
A 3-year-old boy underwent secondary implantation of an iris supported intraocular lens following extraction of a unilateral congenital cataract. Eight months later, he developed a bilateral plastic uveitis which, in spite of intensive medical treatment, resulted in NPL (no perception of light) in the implanted eye and 2/60 vision in the fellow eye. Sympathetic ophthalmia possibly played a role in the pathogenesis of the uveitis.
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Hospital for Sick Children, London, England.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents