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Chorioretinitis Sclopetaria: A case report

Purpose: To present a case of chorioretinitis sclopetaria with attached retina in spite of performing deep vitrectomy without retinopexy. Patient and findings: A 10-year-old boy was reffered due to air-gun injury to the left eye. Right eye had visual acuity of 20/16, MG-, and normal slit lamp examination and fundoscopy. In the left eye, visual acuity was count fingers at 50 cm, MGʹ, anterior segment examination revealed massive subconjunctival hemorrhage and chemosis. On B-Scan echography there was a suspicious retinal detachment. We performed standard pars plana deep vitrectomy with prophylactic band without endolaser retinopexy. The retina was attached until last follow up at 14 month. Conclusion: In spite of severe defects in the retina and choroid in chorioretinitis sclopetaria, retinal detachment does not usually occur due to spontaneous retinopexy and scar formation.