Table 1

Summary of symptoms and clinical signs in 18 patients with birdshot chorioretinopathy at presentation

Patient	VA	Visual distortion	Floaters	Photopsiae	Nyctalopia	Field loss	Colour vision	Pale spots	HLA-A29	Vitritis	Vasculitis	Pale disc	Disc oedema	CMO	Blood vessel attenuation	Other features
The presence of abnormality is marked by a cross (+) and refers to right (upper half of row) and left (lower half of row) eyes. NA, not available.
1	6/9		+				+	+	+	+	+					See text
	6/9		+				+	+		+	+
2	6/9		+	+		+	+	+	+	+					+	See text
	6/6		+							+					+
3	6/9	+	+				+	+	+	+	+	+		+		See text
	6/6	+	+				+	+		+	+	+		+
4	6/6	+			+			+	+			+			+	Diabetic 15 years
	6/6	+			+			+				+			+
5	6/9		+	+	+	+			+	+	+		+		+	Right retinal tear, retinal oedema, pigment disturbance at maculae, inferior snowballs
	6/9	+	+	+	+	+				+	+		+	+	+
6	6/9							+	+	+	+			+	+
	6/9	+						+		+	+				+
7	6/12					+	+		+			+			+	LE affected 2 years before RE. Mid-peripheral chorioretinal atrophy and pigmentary changes
	6/12					+	+		+			+			+
8	6/6	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+			+
	6/5	+	+	+		+	+	+		+	+			+
9	6/9					+			+	+	+	+	+		+	Peripapillary hypopigmentation. chorioretinal scars
	6/9	+	+			+				+	+	+	+		+	Peripapillary hypopigmentation. chorioretinal scars
10	6/6	+			+		+	+	+	+		+			+
	6/5	+			+		+	+		+		+			+
11	6/12		+		+			+	+	+						RPE changes at right macula. Disciform macular lesion LE
	6/60				+			+		+						RPE changes at right macula. Disciform macular lesion LE
12	6/9	+	+			+		+	NA	+						Widespread atrophy
	6/60	+	+			+		+		+		+
13	6/18		+	+	+	+	+	+	NA	+		+	+	+	+	Abnormal peripheral pigmentation RE
	6/18		+	+	+	+	+	+	NA	+		+	+	+	+	Abnormal peripheral pigmentation RE
14	6/24	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+		+		+	Epiretinal membrane both eyes
	6/12	+	+	+		+	+	+		+	+		+		+	Epiretinal membrane both eyes
15	6/24			+		+	+	+	+	+					+
	6/24			+		+	+	+		+					+
16	6/9		+	+				+	+	+	+		+
	6/9		+	+				+		+	+		+
17	6/5			+	+			+	+	+	+		+	+
	6/5			+	+			+		+	+		+		+
18	6/9		+	+	+	+		+	+	+
	6/12		+	+	+	+		+		+