Despite the presence of retinal degeneration, EAU was readily induced and typical EAU changes were noted in C57Bl/6 N CD11c-eYFP mice on d14 and d21 p.i. By d14 p.i. severe vasculitis was seen on brightfield fundoscopy (Figure 3C) and a large influx of perivascular CD11c-eYFP+ cells along retinal veins was observed in the fluorescent mode (Figure 3D) as well as in the brightfield due to the strong eYFP signal. This evidence concerns the gene ITGAX and retinal degeneration.