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Cancer associated retinopathy information


Cancer Associated Retinopathy
SpecialtyOphthalmology, optometry
ComplicationsBlindness[1]
Diagnostic methodEye examination
Differential diagnosisRetinitis pigmentosa
TreatmentImmunosuppression

Cancer Associated Retinopathy (CAR) also known as Carcinoma Associated Retinopathy is an immune-mediated disease affecting the retina of the eye. It is a paraneoplastic type autoimmune retinopathy associated with cancer that can cause blindness. It can be seen in association with various types of cancers. It can be treated with a combination of chemotherapy and immunosuppression.

  1. ^ Singh, Dheerendra; Tripathy, Koushik (2022), "Cancer Associated Retinopathy", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 35201711, archived from the original on 2023-11-07, retrieved 2023-02-16

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