The other eye may become inflamed by the process from the
panophthalmitis passing around through the circulation or the
continuous structures. All symptoms of a general inflammation appear
and vision gradually diminishes.
=Treatment.=—In panophthalmitis of one eye always watch the other eye
closely. If it becomes irritable or shows any signs of being affected
the diseased eye should be promptly removed, especially if vision is
lost in that eye. If no irritation occurs, continued conservative
treatment of the panophthalmitis may result in a subsidence of the
disease without the well eye becoming affected.
Sympathetic inflammation rarely develops earlier than a month after
injury to the exciting eye. Sooner than that or even a few minutes
after injury there may be some signs of sympathetic irritation and
the symptoms continue with no evidence except a slight circumcorneal
injection. It should be treated like iritis. A thorough toning of the
system by spinal treatment should be given. Order a limited diet.
Secure free elimination.