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Sympathetic ophthalmia

Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), also called spared eye injury, is a of the uveal layer of both eyes following to one eye. It can leave the affected person completely blind. Symptoms may develop from days to several years after a penetrating eye injury. It typically results from a delayed reaction.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

Complications

·, blindness

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