CHORIORETINITIS SCLOPETARIA: OCULAR TRAUMA DUE TO FIREARM PELLETS
Keywords:
Sclopetaria, Eye, Trauma, Firearm, Pellet, BluntAbstract
Penetrating eye injuries are common preventable causes of visual impairment and visual loss. Many eye injuries are related to particular occupations and certain cultures.Chorioretinitis sclopetaria is a rare ophthalmic finding in trauma. We report of a 22-year-old male patient, who suffered a gunshot wound that passed behind his eyes and developed scleral necrosis and uveal fibrosis from sclopetaria induced by indirect trauma.
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