| Sympathetic uveitis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | spared eye injury |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology  |
| Symptoms | floaters, photophobia |
| Complications | uveitis, blindness |
Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), also called spared eye injury, is a diffuse granulomatous inflammation of the uveal layer of both eyes following trauma 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 hypersensitivity reaction.