Immune Activities in Choroids of Visually Impaired Smyth Chickens With Autoimmune Vitiligo.

Vitiligo is a common dermatological disorder affecting 1-2% of the world's population. It is characterized by postnatal, autoimmune destructions of melanocytes in the skin, resulting in patches of depigmentation. Autoimmunity in vitiligo may also affect melanocytes in non-integumental tissues, including the eyes where choroidal melanocytes are the target of the autoimmune response.