Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome and panuveitis: a case report

Abstract Aim To report a patient with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) complicated by iridocyclitis and vitritis. Case description A 70-year-old woman developed multiple subretinal white dots, iritis, and diffuse vitreous opacity. Angiographic and macular morphological features were co...

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Main Authors: Kazuomi Mizuuchi, Wataru Saito, Kenichi Namba, Susumu Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12348-020-00221-3
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Summary:Abstract Aim To report a patient with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) complicated by iridocyclitis and vitritis. Case description A 70-year-old woman developed multiple subretinal white dots, iritis, and diffuse vitreous opacity. Angiographic and macular morphological features were consistent with those of MEWDS. Inflammatory findings including the white dots improved following only topical dexamethasone within 1 month after the initial visit. Best-corrected visual acuity recovered to 1.0 with restored photoreceptor structure. Conclusion The presence of iridocyclitis and vitritis, atypical to MEWDS, indicates the concurrent development of panuveitis associated with MEWDS. These results suggest that MEWDS is a clinical entity of uveitis.
ISSN:1869-5760