Similarities and differences between three different types of white dot syndrome and the therapeutic possibilities

White dot syndromes consists a group of inflammatory eye diseases with an unknown etiology involving the external retina, retinal pigment epithelium, choroid or combinations of them. They affect one or both eyes, at the same time or not. White dot syndromes are often self-limited, with a variable pr...

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Published in:Romanian journal of ophthalmology 2018-10, Vol.62 (3), p.183-187
Main Authors: Cozubas, Roxana, Ungureanu, Emil, Instrate, Sinziana Luminita, Alexandrescu, Cristina, Nanu, Razvan Vladimir, Carstocea, Laura, Voinea, Liliana Mary, Ciuluvica, Radu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Choroiditis - diagnosis
Choroiditis - therapy
Eye Diseases
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Prognosis
Retina
Retinal Diseases - diagnosis
Retinal Diseases - therapy
Reviews
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Summary:White dot syndromes consists a group of inflammatory eye diseases with an unknown etiology involving the external retina, retinal pigment epithelium, choroid or combinations of them. They affect one or both eyes, at the same time or not. White dot syndromes are often self-limited, with a variable prognosis, depending on the type of the disease. The purpose of this article was to look at the similarities and the differences between the different types of syndromes and the therapeutic possibilities existing at present. WDS = White dot syndromes, MEWDS = Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome, APMPPE = Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment epitheliopathy, SC = serpiginous choroiditis RPE = retinal pigment epithelium.
ISSN:2457-4325
2501-2533
DOI:10.22336/rjo.2018.28