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5 Facts you should know about
Birdshot chorioretinopathy
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A rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting both eyes
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It causes severe, progressive inflammation of both the choroid and retina
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Affected individuals are almost exclusively Caucasian and usually diagnosed in the fourth to sixth decade of their lives
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Symptoms of this disorder include floaters, blurred vision, photopsia, loss of color vision, and nyctalopia
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The name of the condition comes from the small light-colored fundus spots on the retina, scattered in a pattern like birdshot from a shotgun
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