Journal Reviews

Carbonic anhydrase II autoantibody specificity in retinopathy

1 October 2016 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Autoantibodies, Autoimmunity, Epitopes, Pathogenesis, Reactivity, Retinopathy

Autoimmune retinopathy (AR) can be divided into three different categories, paraneoplastic retinopathy, including recoverin-associated retinopathy and melanoma-associated retinopathy, non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy, combined paraneoplastic optic neuropathy and retinopathy (CAR). These conditions are characterised by circulating anti-retinal autoantibodies, possibly due to a...