vitreoretinochoroidopathy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/
Etymology
From vitreo- + retino- + choroido- + -pathy
Meanings
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(uncountable) A rare eye disorder that affects the vitreous, retina, and choroid. It can be caused by bestrophin 1 gene mutations and may lead to changes in vision due to abnormalities in these eye tissues.
Additional single cases had final diagnoses of retinitis punctata albescens, autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy, atrophy of the choroid and retina resembling gyrate atrophy but without hyperornithinemia, exudative vitreoretinopathy, optic atrophy, Alström syndrome, Bardet Biedl syndrome and Stargardt disease.
2016 January 15, “Mutation Detection in Patients with Retinal Dystrophies Using Targeted Next Generation Sequencing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: