Blindness reversal in corioretinitis sclopetaria
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[Dual cause of blindness: chorioretinitis sclopetaria and homonymous hemianopsia].
CLINICAL CASE We describe the case of a man who, after a gunshot wound to the right facial region, exhibited chorioretinitis sclopetaria of the right eye and a contralateral homonymous hemianopsia. DISCUSSION Chorioretinitis sclopetaria is a rare entity resulting from an ocular injury caused by a bullet passing through the orbit. It is not common to find the condition associated with a damage...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0034-7280
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20140078