Open AccessA rare entity: Sympathetic ophthalmia presumably after blunt trauma to the phthisical eye and optical coherence tomography angiography metrics to monitor response to treatment
Author(s) -
Khatri Anadi,
Timalsena Satish,
Khatri Bal Kumar,
Kharel Muna,
Gautam Sudhir,
Gurung Jeena,
Kafle Santosh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2597
Subject(s) - sympathetic ophthalmia , medicine , optical coherence tomography , blunt trauma , optical coherence tomography angiography , blunt , angiography , radiology , retinal , fluorescein angiography , ophthalmology , uveitis
A blunt trauma to a phthisical eye may elicit sympathetic ophthalmia. Non invasive imaging such as use of optical coherence tomography and angiography metrics of the retinal and choroidal vasculature can help monitor response to the treatment.