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

TitleTraumatic chorioretinitis sclopetaria: Risk factors, management, and prognosis.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsLudwig, Cassie A., Shields Ryan A., Do Diana V., Moshfeghi Darius M., and Mahajan Vinit B.
JournalAm J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Volume14
Pagination39-46
Date Published2019 Jun
ISSN2451-9936
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 underwent immediate surgery including six pars plana vitrectomies and three scleral buckles. Compared to initial presentation, BCVA improved in 31/48 (64.6%) eyes, remained stable in 12/48 eyes (25.0%), and worsened in 5/48 eyes (10.4%). Ten patients (16.4%) achieved a final BCVA of 20/20 with median follow up time of seven months. In a multivariate model, location of sclopetaria in the macula, temporal retina, or immediate orbital foreign body removal predicted poor final BCVA with an area under receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.767.

Conclusions and importance: Traumatic chorioretinitis sclopetaria is rare, but reports have increased dramatically over the past two decades. While pars plana vitrectomy may be required for the management of retinal detachments and non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage, close observation is appropriate in most cases. Visual prognosis is poor with most patients attaining 20/200 vision or worse.

DOI10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.02.004
Alternate JournalAm J Ophthalmol Case Rep
PubMed ID30834355
PubMed Central IDPMC6384308