Created at 8:29 p.m. Sep, 14, 2025
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lrayswahba
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Uworld says that sympathetic ophthalmia will lead to panuveitis (not only pain in the opposite eye from the uninjured eye)
Source: UWorld - Step 1 18609
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- Eyes are an immune-privileged site (another example is the testes) where self-antigens from these sites are not recognized by self T-cells
- After damage to the left eye, self-antigens are released, and T-cells recognize these as foreign, forming an immune response that affects both eyes
- In severe eye injuries, when there is no hope for vision recovery, the injured eye should be enucleated (removed) to decrease the risk of damage to the healthy eye
- After damage to the left eye, self-antigens are released, and T-cells recognize these as foreign, forming an immune response that affects both eyes
- In severe eye injuries, when there is no hope for vision recovery, the injured eye should be enucleated (removed) to decrease the risk of damage to the healthy eye
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