Sympathetic Ophthalmia Following Evisceration: A Rare Case

In Brief We describe a case of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration of a blind, painful, posttraumatic, glaucomatous eye. Although rare, this complication has been reported previously in the literature. We provide a brief review of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration and discuss the importance of a high degree of clinical suspicion and prompt treatment with high-dose systemic corticosteroids or other immunomodulators. Sympathetic ophthalmia is a rare and potentially devastating complication of evisceration.