Multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis

<h2 id="symptoms">Symptoms</h2>
<p>Symptoms include blurry vision, with or without sensitivity to light, blind spots, <a href="/facts/Floater/YqfVaIdS">floaters</a>, eye discomfort and perceived flashes of light.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="diagnosis">Diagnosis</h2>
<p>An <a href="/facts/Ophthalmologist/024hdTWF">ophthalmologist</a> may use a series of <a href="/facts/Medical_imaging/pL6JyJEp">imaging techniques</a>. A test called <a href="/facts/Fluorescein_angiography/0JyMJXcW">flourescein angiography</a> uses a special dye and camera to study blood flow in the back layers of the eye.
When a person has multifocal choroiditis (MFC), lesions in the eye will appear as fluorescent spots. Visual field tests may also show an enlarged blind spot or a decrease in visual clarity. Often, doctors may order blood tests to check if the symptoms are caused by a <a href="/facts/Virus/mf88Bcbl">viral</a> disease rather than MFC.
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<h2 id="treatment">Treatment</h2>
<p>Treatments vary depending on the severity of the diagnosis. 
A <a href="/facts/Steroid/4AhMbgXt">steroid</a> regimen taken orally, often at low doses, is recommended as a first course of treatment. The low dose of steroids can help decrease <a href="/facts/Inflammation/Ura86MIy">inflammation</a>, and as a result, lessens the visual impairment.
In the event steroids are not effective, medicines may be administered via <a href="/facts/Intravitreal_injection/EGF9JI6p">injections directly into the eye</a>. 
One such treatment uses <a href="/facts/Dexamethasone/rwAhDqls">Ozurdex</a>. A small capsule is inserted into the eye via injection, and releases medicines slowly, in the course of a few months, as the capsule dissolves. 
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<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Yanoff, Myron; Duker, Jay S. (2009). <i>Ophthalmology</i> (3rd ed.). Mosby Elsevier. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-323-04332-8.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Multifocal Choroidopathy Syndromes at eMedicine <a href="https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1190935-overview" target="_blank">https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1190935-overview</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Multifocal Choroidopathy Syndromes at eMedicine <a href="https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1190935-overview" target="_blank">https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1190935-overview</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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