Sympathetic ophthalmia after complicated cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) associated with cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 50-year-old man developed SO two months after complicated cataract surgery and IOL implantation. Adequate and prompt use of immunosuppressive medications and removal of the IOL by pars plana vitrectomy techniques resulted in control of the uveitis with significant visual improvement.


CONCLUSIONS
Sympathetic ophthalmia should be included as one of the devastating complications of IOL insertion. A high index of suspicion must be maintained whenever inflammation occurs in the fellow eye of an eye that has undergone intraocular surgery.
El-Asrar
A M
AM
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. abuasrar@KSU.edu.sa
Al-Obeidan
S A
SA
D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents