acute zonal occult outer retinopathy

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Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) is an inflammatory retinopathy in the category of white dot syndromes typified by acute loss of one or more zones of outer retinal function associated with photopsia, minimal funduscopic changes and abnormal electroretinography findings.Quillen DA, Davis JB, Gottlieb JL, Blodi BA, Callanan DG, Chang TS, et al. The white dot syndromes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2004;137(3):538-50.Carrasco L, Ramos M, Galisteo R, Pisa D, Fresno M, Gonzalez ME. Isolation of Candida famata from a Patient with Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy. J Clin Microbiol. 2005;43(2):635-40. Relatively little is known about the condition.

This retinal disease was first described by Donald Gass in 1992.{{cite web|url=http://eyewiki.aao.org/Acute_Zonal_Occult_Outer_Retinopathy_(AZOOR)|title=AZOOR|publisher=American Academy of Ophthalmology|access-date=}}Hugo R. Salcedo, MD, Koushik Tripathy, MD (AIIMS), FRCS (Glasgow) and Vinay A. Shah M.D. The disease served as a major plot point in the BBC drama Second Sight, which aired from 2000 to 2001.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/tv/spotlight-see-no-evil-detective-s-new-insight.html|title=See No Evil: Detective's New Insight|work=New York Times|date=September 26, 1999}}

Caucasian females in their mid-thirties appear to be most susceptible but the disease may affect anyone regardless of age, sex or race.{{cite web|url=http://eyewiki.aao.org/Acute_Zonal_Occult_Outer_Retinopathy_(AZOOR)|title=AZOOR|publisher=American Academy of Ophthalmology|access-date=}}Hugo R. Salcedo, MD, Koushik Tripathy, MD (AIIMS), FRCS (Glasgow) and Vinay A. Shah M.D. The disease mechanism is unknown but it is believed that it may be caused by a virus.{{cite web|url=http://eyewiki.aao.org/Acute_Zonal_Occult_Outer_Retinopathy_(AZOOR)|title=AZOOR|publisher=American Academy of Ophthalmology|access-date=}}Hugo R. Salcedo, MD, Koushik Tripathy, MD (AIIMS), FRCS (Glasgow) and Vinay A. Shah M.D.