White dot syndromes

White dot syndromes

Jesse Russell Ronald Cohn

     

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ISBN: 978-5-5083-8356-5

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! White dot syndromes are inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of white dots on the fundus, the interior surface of the eye. Classically recognized syndromes include multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS), acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR), and punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), among others. In addition, birdshot choroidopathy, diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN), multifocal choroiditis (MFC), and serpiginous choroiditis are also diseases that present with white dots. The majority of individuals affected with white dot syndromes are younger than fifty years of age. Some symptoms include blurred vision and visual field loss. There are many theories for the etiology of white dot syndromes including infectious, viral, genetics and autoimmune.