chorioretinopathy

Loss of visual field among patients with birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is thought to be an autoimmune disease.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy may show resistance to treatment.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is a rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting the eye.

Daclizumab has also been used to slow the progression of autoimmune diseases, particularly that of birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Other conditions leading to swelling of the retina can cause this distortion, such as macular edema and central serous chorioretinopathy.

When birdshot chorioretinopathy is suspected, a person is usually tested to determine if they are HLA-A29 positive.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is a rare form of posterior uveitis and accounts for 1-3% of uveitis cases in general.

HLA-A29 is less prevalent in Asia and no birdshot chorioretinopathy cases have been reported in Asia.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is associated with IL-17, a hallmark cytokine of TH17 cells that play an important role in autoimmunity .

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR) which can produce micropsia predominantly affects persons between the ages of 20 and 50.

Immunosuppressive drugs such as the therapeutic monoclonal antibody Daclizumab, Cyclosporine and Methotrexate have proven to be effective treatment options for birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Other retinal problems can lead to a temporary disturbance of colour vision, such as Central serous chorioretinopathy, Macular Edema of different causes, and Macular Degeneration.

Germline mutations in KIF11 cause Microcephaly with or without chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, or mental retardation (MCLMR).

The most common antigens include HLA-B27, HLA-A29 (in birdshot chorioretinopathy) and HLA-B51(in Behcet disease).

Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that corticosteroids can cause permanent eye damage by inducing central serous retinopathy (CSR, also known as central serous chorioretinopathy, CSC).

Factors known to cause micropsia include traumatic brain injury, swelling of the cornea, epilepsy, migraines, prescription and illicit drug use, retinal edema, macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinopathy, brain lesions, and psychological factors.

Central serous retinopathy (CSR), also known as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), is an eye disease which causes visual impairment, often temporary, usually in one eye, mostly affecting males in the age group 20 to 50 but which may also affect women.