Simultaneous inflammation of both the choroid and the ciliary body (a muscle in the eye that controls focusing and produces fluid), typically caused by infection or autoimmune disease.
From chorioid + cycl- (relating to the ciliary body/cycle) + -itis (inflammation), combining terms for two adjacent eye structures affected together.
When doctors diagnose chorioidocyclitis, they know the inflammation has spread from one layer of the eye to an adjacent one—it's like dominoes falling inside your eye, so treatment needs to address the root cause quickly!
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