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  • Title: Chorioretinitis sclopetaria caused by an intraorbital metallic foreign body.
    Author: Romero-Trevejo JL, Rachwani-Parshotam N, Morillo-Sánchez MJ.
    Journal: Arq Bras Oftalmol; 2018 Jun; 81(3):247-249. PubMed ID: 29924198.
    Abstract:
    A 44-year-old man was referred for evaluation of pain and temporal floaters after receiving a rebounded bullet impact to his right eye. Typical funduscopic findings, together with the confirmed presence of an intraorbital metallic foreign body, led to the diagnosis of chorioretinitis sclopetaria. Conservative management was performed as no severe symptoms were observed. The favorable clinical outcome was confirmed in subsequent reviews. Chorioretinitis sclopetaria is characterized by a proliferative chorioretinal inflammation as a consequence of the expansive wave caused by the entrance of a bullet between the eyeball and the orbit.
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