vitreoretinochoroidopathy

English

Cataract in human eye, potentially caused by autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy.

Etymology

From vitreo- +‎ retino- +‎ choroido- +‎ -pathy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/

Noun

vitreoretinochoroidopathy (uncountable)

1. (pathology, ophthalmology) 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.
   • 2016 January 15, “Mutation Detection in Patients with Retinal Dystrophies Using Targeted Next Generation Sequencing”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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.