[Sympathetic ophthalmia, enigmatic malady].
Sympathetic ophthalmia was a well-known but greatly feared entity in the 19th and most of the 20th century. This article reviews the Canadian medical literature, tracing the prophylactic and therapeutic modalities offered to treat this blinding affliction.
Milot
Jean
J
L'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. jeanmilot@videotron.ca
D003348:Cortisone / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003348:Cortisone