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On examination, she was noted to have periocular haematoma, subconjunctival haemorrhage, hyphaema, and vitreous haemorrhage in the left eye, but there was no evidence of globe rupture. The presenting visual acuity was 6\/18. As the hyphaema and vitreous haemorrhage settled, a complete loss of the iris was noted with normal fundus. She was re-admitted a month later under the medical team with urinary tract infection and reduced vision in both eyes. On examination, there was mild conjunctival injection, keratic precipitates, anterior chamber flare, 180-degree posterior synechiae, and vitritis with no fundal view of the right eye. She was diagnosed with sympathetic ophthalmia and was treated with topical and systemic corticosteroid. Her vision improved gradually with treatment and was stable at 6\/6 on the right (sympathising) eye and 6\/9 on the left (excited) eye at final follow-up. Conclusion: Sympathetic ophthalmia may result from non-penetrating ocular trauma. Comprehensive history of mechanism of injury and ophthalmic examination is essential so that prompt treatment can be given to improve the visual prognosis of affected patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vision5010011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,21]],"date-time":"2021-02-21T23:59:31Z","timestamp":1613951971000},"page":"11","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["An Atypical Presentation of Sympathetic Ophthalmia in an Intact Globe Following Mechanical Fall: A Case Report and Literature Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1625-4078","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chung","family":"Chean","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3541-4647","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christina","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Periyasamy","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bharat","family":"Kapoor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"259","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo.84.3.259","article-title":"Prospective surveillance of sympathetic ophthalmia in the UK and Republic of Ireland","volume":"84","author":"Kilmartin","year":"2000","journal-title":"Br. 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