Immunocompetent cells in the ocular tissues from six patients with a clinical diagnosis of sympathetic ophthalmia were examined using the immunohistochemical technique. The choroidal infiltrates were composed primarily of T-lymphocytes. Different amounts of macrophages and 13 lymphocytes were present in each case. A varied spectrum of immunopathological and histopathological findings may occur in clinically diagnosed sympathetic ophthalmia.

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National Institute of Health (NIH)
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National Eye Institute (NEI)
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Intramural Research (Z01)
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1Z01EY000224-01
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3965395
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1
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1986
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U.S. National Eye Institute
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