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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 19, 2011 - Issue 3
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Original Article

The Role of Perivascular Melanophage Infiltrates in the Conjunctiva in Sympathetic Ophthalmia

A. Jayaprakash Patil
, MD,
Deepak P. EdwardDepartments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, USA; Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
, MD, FACS,
Margaret WongDepartments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD,
Pars RavichandranDepartments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, USA; Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
, MD &
Debra A. GoldsteinDepartments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, FRCSC
Pages 186-191 | Received 15 Jun 2010, Accepted 27 Oct 2010, Published online: 19 May 2011

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