Sympathetic ophthalmitis associated with cystic epithelial invasion of the anterior chamber. A clinical case

: A 9-year-old girl presented with sympathetic ophthalmitis associated with secondary glaucoma from cystic epithelial invasion of the anterior chamber. Treatment with immunosuppressants (Imuran) and corticoid therapy for eight months cured the uveitis, and surgical excision of the epithelial cyst was then undertaken. The problems related to therapy of penetrating wounds of the ocular globe are discussed.