What is "white dot syndromes"

n. (white dot syndrome English)

White dot syndromes are inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of white dots on the fundus, the interior surface of the eye. 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. There are many theories for the etiology of white dot syndromes including infectious, viral, genetics and autoimmune.

Classically recognized white dot syndromes include:

• Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
• Birdshot chorioretinopathy
• Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS)
• Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR)
• Multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis (MCP)
• Punctate inner choroiditis (PIC)
• Serpiginous choroiditis