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keratoplasty, and to be alert to the possibility of sympathetic ophthalmitis in<br />
the event that the patient develops visual complaints in the better eye.<br />
• Delayed onset of Sympathetic ophthalmitis can be suddenly precipitated<br />
by corneal transplantation in eyes with old history of penetrating injury.<br />
• It is important to examine the normal eyes especially in the follow-up visit<br />
in cases of corneal transplantation done for adherent leucoma following<br />
penetrating injury.<br />
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2. Sixty years (1913-1978) of sympathetic ophthalmia. Review of 105 cases.<br />
Ophthalmology 1980;7:109-21.<br />
3. Bechrakis NE, Muller Stolzenburg, Helbig H, Foerster MH. Sympathetic<br />
Ophthalmitis following laser cyclocoagulation. Arch Ophthalmol 1994;112:80-4<br />
4. PK for the exciting eye in SO. <strong>Cornea</strong> 2008;27:1080-1.<br />
5. Lubin J, Albert D, Weinstein M. 65 years of SO. A clinicopathological review of 105<br />
cases (1913-1976). Ophthalmology 1980;87:109-21.<br />
6. ZahariaMA, Lamarche J, Laurin M. Sympathetic uveitis 66 years after injury. Can<br />
J Ophthalmol 1984;19:240-3.<br />
7. Pollack AL, McDonald HR et al. Sympathetic Ophthalmitis associated with pars<br />
plana vitrectomy without antecedent penetrating trauma. Retina 2001;21:146-54.<br />
8. BJO 2000 Dara J Kilmartin, retinal risk factor for SO<br />
9. Dada T, Kumar A, Sharma N. Sympathetic Ophthalmia associated with antecedent<br />
adherent leucoma- A rare association. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1998;76:380-1.<br />
10. 32 Cases of Sympathetic Ophthalmia. Arch Ophthal. 1995;13.<br />
11. Early stage of Human Sympathetic Ophthalmitis, Histologic and Immunopathologic<br />
findings. Muller HK et al. Arch Ophthalmol 1984;102:1353-7.<br />
Dr. SOMASHEILA I MURTHY: MBBS (1992), TN Medical College; MS<br />
(1996), LTM Medical College, Mumbai University; DOMS, FCPS, Mumbai;<br />
<strong>Cornea</strong> and Anterior Segment fellow (1998), LVPEI, Hyderabad; Uveitis<br />
and Ocular Pathology fellow (2000), Doheny Eye Institute, USA. Presently,<br />
Consultant, <strong>Cornea</strong> and Anterior Segment, Ocular Immunology and Uveitis<br />
Service, LVPEI, Hyderabad. E-mail: smurthy@lvpei.org<br />
Comparision of Endothelial Cell Count by<br />
Manual And Automated Methods in Normal<br />
<strong>Cornea</strong> and in Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy<br />
Dr. Somasheila I Murthy, Dr. Debarun Dutta, Dr. Tamal Chakraborti,<br />
Dr. Pritam Kumar<br />
Endothelial cells are crucial to maintain corneal health and its count is<br />
important in any endothelial abnormality. 1,2,3 The Cell Count software<br />
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