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Autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) is a group of presumed immune-mediated disorders characterized by antiretinal antibodies, retinal neuronal dysfunction, and visual impairment. It is thought that AIR is caused by cross-reactivity of serum autoantibodies directed against retinal and retinal-like antigens, leading to retinal degeneration (Comlekoglu et al. 2013; Grange et al. 2014; Forooghian et al. 2015; Grewal et al. 2014).
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Kim, S.J. (2020). Autoimmune Retinopathy. In: Yu, H. (eds) Inflammatory and Infectious Ocular Disorders. Retina Atlas. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8546-9_15
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