Restoration of retinal architecture following systemic immunosuppression in birdshot chorioretinopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To describe restoration of retinal architecture following systemic immunosuppressive treatment in a patient with birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR).


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A patient with BSCR and vitritis, reduced electroretinographic responses, and a constricted visual field was treated with prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil.


RESULTS
Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) at baseline demonstrated a disruption of retinal architecture. After 4 months of treatment retinal architecture, as visualized on SD-OCT, was restored to normal.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment of BSCR with systemic immunosuppression can result in restoration of disrupted retinal architecture. This structural improvement can be visualized and assessed using SD-OCT.
Forooghian
Farzin
F
Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. farzin.forooghian@gmail.com
Gulati
Nishi
N
Jabs
Douglas A
DA
D000080365:Birdshot Chorioretinopathy; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D009173:Mycophenolic Acid