Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in optometry

A practical clinical approach to traumatic choroidal rupture

Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in optometry, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023), 22 June 2023 , Page 76-82
https://doi.org/10.51329/mehdioptometry176

Abstract

Background: Traumatic choroidal rupture is a posterior segment manifestation of trauma and is more common in closed-globe injuries. It is defined as a tear of the choroid and Bruch’s membrane following blunt trauma. This narrative review summarizes the current literature and provides a practical clinical approach to the diagnosis and management of traumatic choroidal rupture and its complications.
Methods: In this narrative review, we searched the PubMed/MEDLINE database using the search term choroidal rupture to provide a practical and updated approach to traumatic choroidal rupture, focusing on its definition, etiology, diagnosis, imaging, management of complications, and prognosis as mentioned in the literature over the last two decades.
Results: Traumatic choroidal rupture occurs due to increased tensile stress on the eye wall and is three-fold more common in closed-globe injuries than in open injuries. Subretinal or sub-retinal pigment epithelial hemorrhage and macular edema are early signs. Macular involvement is associated with poor visual prognosis. Damage to Bruch’s membrane increases the risk of subretinal choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM). Traumatic epiretinal membrane is another complication. Imaging modalities such as spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, indocyanine green angiography, conventional fundus fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) can be used in diagnosis or monitoring for complications. OCT-A offers unique opportunities for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of both the initial presentation and possible complications. Frequent follow-up has been suggested in the first year after trauma. Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injection is effective and less invasive in managing CNVM. The visual outcome depends on the location of the rupture, baseline visual acuity, and presence of optic atrophy or macular holes. Risk factors for developing CNVM include rupture involving the macula, longer rupture length or rupture closer to the foveal center, and older age.
Conclusions: Choroidal rupture is a posterior segment entity that usually occurs after trauma, compromises choroidal vessels and Bruch’s membrane, and can lead to CNVM. The use of novel noninvasive imaging modalities and efficient anti-VEGF therapy to manage this entity or its subsequent complications produces better visual outcomes. Early diagnosis and frequent follow-up of these patients allow treatment of possible complications, thereby improving the visual prognosis.
Keywords:
  • blunt injury
  • choroid
  • rupture
  • choroidal disease
  • VEGFs
  • intraocular injection
  • choroid neovascularization
  • fluorescence angiography
  • optical coherence tomography
  • angiography

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