Traumatic chorioretinitis sclopetaria: Risk factors, management, and prognosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe new cases of sclopetaria and evaluate the risk factors, management, and visual prognosis of all reported cases in the literature.

Observations

We performed a retrospective, observational case series. This study included six cases (median age 23, interquartile range 33) of sclopetaria. Additionally, literature searches were conducted in the PubMed and Cochrane Library databases to uncover risk factors associated with all published cases of sclopetaria. Main outcome measure was best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) worse than 20/20. Sixty-seven cases (71 eyes) of sclopetaria have been reported, of which 59 cases (61 eyes) met inclusion criteria in this study. Most were young (median age 19.5 years) men (51/59, 88.1%). Thirty-seven eyes were observed while 24

SUBMITTER: Ludwig CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature