1980年Ryan和Maumenee对一罕见眼病,在病因不明的情况下,根据其眼底出现的多发性微小乳白色病变,围绕着视乳头向赤道部呈放射状分布,而视网膜色素上皮层无色素增生的特征,将其命名为鸟枪弹样脉络膜视网膜病变(Birdshot choroidoretinopathy)。由于有玻璃体炎、视网膜血管炎及黄斑囊样水肿的表现,与睫状体平坦部炎极相似,但在睫状体平坦部或视网膜周边部的锯齿缘区无雪堤样病变。对于本病文献上还有一些其它的命名,诸如:白斑样脉络膜视网膜炎、鲑斑样脉络膜病 1980 Ryan and Maumenee on a rare eye disease, in the case of unknown etiology, according to the fundus of the occurrence of multiple minor milky lesions around the optic nerve to the equatorial radial distribution, and retinal pigment epithelium no pigment hyperplasia characteristics, Name it Birdshot choroidoretinopathy. Due to the presence of vitreitis, retinal vasculitis and cystoid macular edema, which are very similar to those of the ciliary body, there are no snow-embanked lesions in the serrated area of ​​the ciliary body flattened or peripheral retinal region. There are some other nomenclature for this disease, such as leukoplakia, cholestasis