White dot syndromes
White dot syndromes are inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of white dots on the fundus, the interior surface of the eye.[1] 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.[2] There are many theories for the etiology of white dot syndromes including infectious, viral, genetics and autoimmune.
Classically recognized white dot syndromes include:[3]
- Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy
- Birdshot chorioretinopathy
- Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
- Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
- Multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis
- Punctate inner choroiditis
- Serpiginous choroiditis
- ^ [1], Tewari A, Elliot D. White Dot Syndromes. 2007. Emedicine from WebMD.
- ^ Quillen DA, Davis JB, Gottlieb JL, Blodi BA, Callanan DG, Chang TS, et al. The white dot syndromes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2004;137(3):538-50.
- ^ Forrester JV, IOIS, Okada AA, BenEzra D. Posterior segment intraocular inflammation: guidelines. 1998:184.