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choroiditis

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choroiditis /cho·roid·itis/ (kor″oid-i´tis) inflammation of the choroid.
cho·roid·i·tis (kôroi-dts)
n.
Inflammation of the choroid.

choroiditis
[kôr′oidī′tis]
an inflammatory condition of the choroid membrane of the eye. See also chorioretinopathy.

choroiditis [kor″oi-di´tis]
inflammation of the choroid.

choroiditis
inflammation of the choroid.

choroiditis 
Inflammation of the choroid. The ophthalmoscopic appearance is a whitish-yellow area stippled with pigment. However, it is most often associated with an inflammation of the retina (chorioretinitis) and of the other tissues of the uvea. Vision is blurred if the lesion is in the macular area. See iritis; posterior uveitis.


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The last visit was performed 4 months after the treatment; total visual loss associated with bilateral optic atrophy with left macular choroiditis persisted.
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