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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.113 |
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-0200 2454-2784 |