Chorioretinitis Sclopetaria: A Case Report

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 Mar 2017 English Publisher:S. Karger AGJournal:Case Reports in Ophthalmology, volume 8, pages 137-140 (eissn: 1663-2699,

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Authors: Vadim Igal; Yael Sara Pikkel Igal; Yoav Yechezkel Pikkel;

doi: 10.1159/000460830

Chorioretinitis Sclopetaria: A Case Report

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We present the case of a 43-year-old male with a war injury that manifested in damage to the retina in his right eye causing chorioretinitis sclopetaria. Chorioretinitis sclopetaria is a characteristic pattern of choroidal and retinal damage that is caused by a high-velocity projectile passing into the orbit, in close proximity to the eye globe. We discuss this rare situation, the injury mechanism, suggested treatment, and prognosis.

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Ophthalmology, Shrapnel trauma, RE1-994, Chorioretinitis sclopetaria

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