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, mg+++, 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.