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==Background==
*[[Uveitis]] of both eyes, following trauma to one eye
**Due to autoimmune inflammatory response after introduction of immune system to ocular antigens during trauma
**Can develop within days to years of initial trauma
**Affects 0.03 per 100,000 persons per year
*Prevention
**Because it is so rare, enucleation often not done immediately, if chance of regaining function

==Clinical Features==
*Symptoms
**[[Floaters]]
**Loss of accommodation
**[[Eye pain]], photophobia

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Acute onset flashers and floaters DDX}}

==Evaluation==
===Work-up===

===Evaluation===


==Management==
*Immunosuppressive therapy
*Mild: [[topical steroids]] and pupillary dilators
*Severe: Systemic [[steroids]], chlorambucil, [[cyclophosphamide]]
*Enucleation can reduce symptoms even after the condition has developed

==Disposition==

==See Also==

==External Links==

==References==
<references/>
*Rosen's Emergency Medicine
*Sympathetic Ophthalmia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_ophthalmia. Updated on 17 September 2014.

[[Category:Ophthalmology]]