Birdshot chorioretinopathy

Birdshot chorioretinopathy (HLA-A29 uveitis)
Other namesMultiple small, cream-colored lesions, symmetrically scattered mainly around the optic disk, Vitiliginous choroiditis
Characteristic hypo-pigmentation in birdshot chorioretinopathy
SpecialtyOphthalmology 

Birdshot chorioretinopathy, now commonly named birdshot uveitis or HLA-A29 uveitis, is a rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting both eyes. It causes severe, progressive inflammation of both the choroid and retina.

Affected individuals are almost exclusively Caucasian and usually diagnosed in the fourth to sixth decade of their lives.

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