Effective treatment of refractory sympathetic ophthalmia with glaucoma using adalimumab
Purpose: Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is an autoimmune, bilateral, granulomatous panuveitis, which occurs following penetrating eye injury or eye surgery. We report two cases of refractory SO in patients with a history of trabeculectomy, which were treated effectively with adalimumab. Observations: C...
Main Authors: | Tomona Hiyama, Yosuke Harada, Yoshiaki Kiuchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993618301257 |
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