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Acute retinal necrosis is a rapidly progressive form of retinitis characterized by occlusive retinal vasculitis and vitreous inflammation. Causes are herpes zoster or herpes simplex infection; the two cannot be distinguished by clinical appearance.
Image courtesy of Gottfried O.H. Naumann, University Eye Clinic, Erlangen, Germany, via the Online Journal of Ophthalmology (www.onjoph.com).