American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 704-710.e2 , November 2009

Sympathetic Ophthalmia: Incidence of Ocular Complications and Vision Loss in the Sympathizing Eye

  • Anat Galor

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Janet L. Davis

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Harry W. Flynn Jr

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Harry W. Flynn, Jr, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136
    • ,
  • William J. Feuer

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Sander R. Dubovy

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Vikram Setlur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Muge R. Kesen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Debra A. Goldstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Howard H. Tessler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Irina Bykhovskaya Ganelis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Douglas A. Jabs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Jennifer E. Thorne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

,Accepted 27 May 2009.

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 See accompanying Editorial on page 632.

PII: S0002-9394(09)00401-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.05.033

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 704-710.e2 , November 2009

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