Antiretinal antibodies may be associated with retinopathy. The presence of antiretinal antibodies can occur in a number of conditions.
Conditions that may be associated with antiretinal antibodies:
(1) paraneoplastic disorders
(1a) carcinoma associated retinopathy (CAR)
(1b) melanoma associated retinopathy (MAR)
(2) infection-associated
(2a) toxoplasmosis
(2b) onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus)
(2c) CMV
(2d) other viruses
(3) other disorders with retinal degeneration
(3a) retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with cystoid macular edema
(3b) recoverin-associated retinopathy (RAR) without malignancy
(3c) age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
(3d) Stiff man syndrome or other autoimmune related neurological disease
(3e) idiopathic retinopathy
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Specialty: Ophthalmology, Immunology/Rheumatology
