title: Idiopathic Multifocal Choroiditis.
abstract: Idiopathic multifocal choroiditis (MFC) and/or punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) describe a chronic progressive bilateral inflammatory chorioretinopathy that predominantly affect healthy myopic white women with no known associated systemic or ocular diseases. The principal sites of involvement are the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and outer retinal spaces; the choroid is not affected during the active phase of the disease. Idiopathic MFC with atrophy is a recently described variant. Although there is no generally accepted standard treatment, anti-inflammatory and anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) agents are necessary in the acute stage to control the inflammation and choroidal neovascularization (CNV).
authors.affiliation: Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York, New York, USA; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Institute, New York, USA; Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavallali
authors.affiliation: Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York, New York, USA; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Institute, New York, USA; Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Yannuzzi
keywords: Idiopathic Multifocal Choroiditis; Panuveitis; Punctate Inner Choroidopathy