Presumed sympathetic ophthalmia after scleral buckling surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To report an unusual case of sympathetic ophthalmia after successful scleral buckling surgery.


METHODS
The authors reported the clinical manifestation, ocular and systemic workup, and outcome of a 23-year-old woman who presented with reduced vision 3 weeks after successful scleral buckling surgery.


RESULTS
Slit-lamp examination showed a mild anterior chamber and vitreous reaction. Fundus examination showed extensive serous retinal detachment in both eyes. Systemic workup was negative for extraocular disease. The patient was treated with intensive systemic steroid and azathioprine. The inflammation was controlled and serous detachment resolved.


CONCLUSIONS
Sympathetic ophthalmia can occur after successful scleral buckling surgery.
Eye Research Center, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Mehdi
MM
Parvaresh
Khalil Ghasemi
KG
Falavarjani