Abstract:Corioretinitis sclopetaria is a rare manifestation of ocular trauma which may or may not penetrate the orbit. The aim of this study is to report a case of Corioretinitis sclopetaria after orbital trauma by a firearm bullet that had initial total blindness in the affected eye, and evolved over weeks with partial visual recovery. We report a 12 years old boy, victim of firegun injury, who presented a diagnosis of corioretinitis sclopetaria in his right eye. Initial ophthalmologic examination of this eye showed n… Show more
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