Dexamethasone Implant as Sole Therapy in Sympathetic Ophthalmia

Case Reports in Ophthalmology

关键词: Dexamethasone implant;    Miosis;    Sympathetic ophthalmia;    Uveitis;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000488850

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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