White Dot Syndromes

The White Dot Syndromes (WDS) comprise of a hetereogenous group of disorders characterized by multiple whitish-yellow inflammatory lesions affecting the outer retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroid. It comprises of : Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jyotirmay Biswas, Sachin B Shetty, Swetha Palla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.113
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The White Dot Syndromes (WDS) comprise of a hetereogenous group of disorders characterized by multiple whitish-yellow inflammatory lesions affecting the outer retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroid. It comprises of : Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), Geographic Helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy (GHPC), Multifocal choroiditis (MFC) & panuveitis syndrome, Punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), Sub-retinal fibrosis and uveitis syndrome (SFU), Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS), Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN), Retinal pigment epithelitis (Krill’s disease), Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR). Etiology of WDS is unknown. Both Infectious cause & autoimmune etiology has been hypothesized. Treatment varies according to the individual disease condition.
ISSN:0972-0200
2454-2784