Sympathetic ophthalmia after cyclocryotherapy of neovascular glaucoma without ocular penetration.
A 66-year-old man underwent cyclocryotherapy for treatment of neovascular glaucoma in a blind eye. Although neither history, clinical examination, nor histologic evaluation uncovered any ocular penetration, he subsequently developed sympathetic ophthalmia. This and other cases suggest that cyclocryotherapy could be a factor in the pathogenesis of sympathetic ophthalmia, although the mechanism is far from clear.
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D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity