The purpose of this paper is to warn the ophthalmologist that he/she may be facing a case of chorioretinitis sclopetaria when a patient presents with trauma due to shotgun reaching the orbit. Three cases, two female and one male, with ages between 15 and 25 years, assisted at the emergency room of the "Hospital das Clínicas" of the University of São Paulo, are described.
Chorioretinitis; Eye foreign bodies; Choroid; Penetrating eye injuries; Orbit; Gunshot wounds; Retina; Rupture; Case report
