Table 1.
Characteristics of Cases with Sympathetic Ophthalmia
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Number cases | 110 |
| Demographics | |
| Age, median, years (25th 75th percentile) | 43 (25, 59) |
| Gender (%) | |
| Men | 67 |
| Women | 33 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 61 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 4 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
| Asian, Pacific Islander | 15 |
| Other | 9 |
| Missing | 9 |
| Uveitis History | |
| Uveitis course (%) | |
| Acute, monophasic | 18 |
| Acute, recurrent | 1 |
| Chronic | 72 |
| Indeterminate | 9 |
| Ophthalmic examination | |
| Keratic precipitates (%) | |
| None | 59 |
| Fine | 23 |
| Round | 8 |
| Stellate | 0 |
| Mutton Fat | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
| Anterior chamber cells (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 16 |
| ½+ | 19 |
| 1+ | 25 |
| 2+ | 25 |
| 3+ | 12 |
| 4+ | 3 |
| Hypopyon (%) | 2 |
| Anterior chamber flare (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 33 |
| 1+ | 35 |
| 2+ | 21 |
| 3+ | 9 |
| 4+ | 2 |
| Iris in the sympathizing eye (%) | |
| Normal | 83 |
| Posterior synechiae | 17 |
| Sectoral iris atrophy | 0 |
| Patchy iris atrophy | 0 |
| Diffuse iris atrophy | 0 |
| Heterochromia | 0 |
| Intraocular pressure (IOP), involved eyes | |
| Median, mm Hg (25th, 75th percentile) | 14 (10, 16) |
| Proportion patients with IOP>24 mm Hg either eye (%) | 4 |
| Vitreous cells (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 18 |
| ½+ | 25 |
| 1+ | 29 |
| 2+ | 20 |
| 3+ | 7 |
| 4+ | 1 |
| Vitreous haze (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 48 |
| ½+ | 19 |
| 1+ | 15 |
| 2+ | 10 |
| 3+ | 5 |
| 4+ | 2 |
| Exudative retinal detachment (%) | 18 |
| Sunset glow fundus (%) | 10 |
| Dalen Fuchs nodules (multifocal choroiditis) (%) | 63 |
| Ocular Trauma (%) | |
| Multiple ocular surgeries | 45 |
| Penetrating ocular injury | 39 |
| Penetrating ocular injury followed by multiple ocular surgeries | 16 |