Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome




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George N. Papaliodis (ed.)Uveitis10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_30


30. Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome



George N. Papaliodis 


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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA

 



 

George N. Papaliodis



Keywords
Multiple evanescent white dot syndromeMEWDS



Introduction


Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) is a rare idiopathic ocular inflammatory disorder that typically ensues after a viral prodrome. Jampol et al. [1] described the condition in 1984 in a series of 11 adults who transiently had decreased vision and the presence of white dots in the fundus. The disease is more common in young, white, healthy females and is usually unilateral although bilateral cases have been reported. The disorder is characterized by the presence of white to yellow-white lesions at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium distributed over the posterior fundus. The lesions resolve spontaneously and visual prognosis is excellent.

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Aug 17, 2017 | Posted by in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome

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