Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 65  |  Issue : 8  |  Page : 744--746

Cyclophotocoagulation-induced sympathetic ophthalmia in a Coats' disease patient supported by histopathology and immunohistochemistry


Pritam Bawankar1, Dipankar Das2, Shahinur Tayab3, Ganesh Chandra Kuri4, Jnanankar Medhi5, Manabjyoti Barman1, Ronel Soibam1, Harsha Bhattacharjee1, Panna Deka6, Diva Kant Misra1, Shriya Dhar3 
1 Department of Vitreo-Retina Surgery, Uveitis and Neuro-Ophthalmology Services, Guwahati, Assam, India
2 Department of Ocular Pathology, Uveitis and Neuro-Ophthalmology Services, Guwahati, Assam, India
3 Department of Glaucoma Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
4 Department of Oculoplasty, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
5 Department of Cornea, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
6 Department of Ocular Pathology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India

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Pritam Bawankar
Department of Vitreo-Retina Surgery Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati - 781 028, Assam
India

We describe a case of a 13-year-old male patient of Coats' disease who developed sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) following contact diode laser cyclophotocoagulation. There was no history of invasive surgery or any perforating injuries preceding cyclodestructive therapy. The eye had neovascular glaucoma secondary to Coats' disease, which was treated once with contact cyclophotocoagulation. Subsequently, the intraocular pressure slowly decreased, and the eye became phthisical. Intraocular inflammation developed in the fellow eye and SO was suspected, which was confirmed by characteristic findings seen on fluorescein angiography. The case was successfully managed with the help of topical and systemic immunosuppression. Enucleation with silicone ball implantation was performed in the right phthisical eye and specimen was sent for histopathological examination. Histopathology and immunostaining supported the diagnosis of SO.


How to cite this article:
Bawankar P, Das D, Tayab S, Kuri GC, Medhi J, Barman M, Soibam R, Bhattacharjee H, Deka P, Misra DK, Dhar S. Cyclophotocoagulation-induced sympathetic ophthalmia in a Coats' disease patient supported by histopathology and immunohistochemistry.Indian J Ophthalmol 2017;65:744-746


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Bawankar P, Das D, Tayab S, Kuri GC, Medhi J, Barman M, Soibam R, Bhattacharjee H, Deka P, Misra DK, Dhar S. Cyclophotocoagulation-induced sympathetic ophthalmia in a Coats' disease patient supported by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];65:744-746
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