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Ophthalmia, Sympathetic
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Definition
: Granulomatous uveitis which follows in one eye after a penetrating injury to the other eye; the secondarily affected eye is called the sympathizing eye, and the injured eye is called the exciting or activating eye.
a type of uveitis: note X ref
Other names
Uveitis, Sympathetic; Uveitides, Sympathetic; Sympathetic Uveitis; Sympathetic Uveitides; Sympathetic Ophthalmias; Sympathetic Ophthalmia; Ophthalmias, Sympathetic
