Sympathetic ophthalmia after surgical resection of iridociliary melanoma. A case report.

Background: We report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia with systemic findings following resection of a malignant melanoma of the iris and ciliary body, and describe the treatment and clinical outcome.

Methods: A 49-year-old man underwent sector iridocyclectomy of a malignant iridociliary melanoma of the right eye. Five weeks later, he was diagnosed with sympathetic ophthalmia.