Dexamethasone Implant as Sole Therapy in Sympathetic Ophthalmia
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S. Karger AG
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We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with sympathetic ophthalmia occurring 27 years after complicated juvenile cataract surgeries. The patient declined systemic immunosuppressive therapy. Dexamethasone implant in the sympathizing eye allowed good visual recovery up to 18 months of follow-up with a total of 6 implants. Intraocular pressure rise was controlled medically. This is a unique report of sympathetic ophthalmia treated solely with slow-release dexamethasone implant without systemic therapies. © 2018 The Author(s).
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Dexamethasone implant, Miosis, Sympathetic ophthalmia, Uveitis, Dexamethasone, Pilocarpine, Povidone iodine, Adult, Article, Best corrected visual acuity, Case report, Caucasian, Clinical article, Eye enucleation, Female, Follow up, Human, Human cell, Immunosuppressive treatment, Intraocular pressure, Lymphocytic infiltration, Middle aged, Ophthalmoscopy, Optical coherence tomography, Patient history of cataract surgery, Patient risk, Priority journal, Retina fluorescein angiography, Retinal thickness, Slit lamp microscopy, Topical anesthesia