Autoimmune retinopathy
Evidence: Unconfirmed
Names
Autoimmune retinopathy
Birdshot retinopathy
Description
Retinopathy is a symptom of lupus and other autoimmune conditions. “Birdshot retinopathy” is a very rare form that can occur independent of underlying autoimmune disease. However, evidence that it is an autoimmune disease is lacking.
Patient Groups
None found.
Bloggers
None found.
Prevalence
Rare, no published data [Canamary 2018].
Typical Age of onset
40 to 50 years old (source: Investigative Ophthamology and Visual Science)
Symptoms
loss of vision over a period of days or weeks (subacute vision loss - 71% of patients)
apparent flashes of light (photopsias - 41% of patients)
loss of low-light vision (nyctalopia - 24% of patients)
