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Choroiditis

Choroiditis: Introduction

Choroiditis: Inflammation of the part of the eye called the choroid (layer behind the retina). Usually only one eye is affected. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Choroiditis is available below.

Symptoms of Choroiditis

• Disturbed vision in one eye
• Visual disturbance
• Gradual blindness in one eye
• One eye affected
• Impaired vision
• more symptoms...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Choroiditis?

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• Hidden causes of Choroiditis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Choroiditis

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Causes of Choroiditis

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More information about causes of Choroiditis:

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Disease Topics Related To Choroiditis

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• Unilateral tapetoretinal degeneration of the eye
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• Alopecia
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Choroiditis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Choroiditis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Latest Treatments for Choroiditis

• Cycloplegia
• Homatropine hydrobromide
• Prednisolone acetate
• Prednisolone sodium phosphate
• Dexamethasone
• more treatments...»

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Research about Choroiditis

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Clinical Trials for Choroiditis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Choroiditis include:

• Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Inflammatory Eye Diseases - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Choroiditis

• Medical statistics for Choroiditis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Choroiditis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Choroiditis
• Society statistics for Choroiditis

Choroiditis: Broader Related Topics

• Eye conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Choroiditis

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Definitions of Choroiditis:

Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Choroiditis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Choroiditis, or a subtype of Choroiditis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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