[Inner neuroretinopathy with night blindness and generalized peripheral neuropathy]

The present paper describes a 62-year-old male patient with progressive night blindness and generalized peripheral neuropathy linked to HLA A29 and HLA B12. Multiple yellowish patches, radiating from the optic disk, were observed at the level of the retina, though they were not clearly outlined during angiofluorography. No signs nor symptoms of inflammation were present. There was also a discrepancy between the visual field and the objective ophthalmoscopic findings. The author has coined the term inner neuroretinopathy to define this phenomenon. Differential diagnosis with birdshot and vitiliginous retinopathy is extensively discussed.