Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome

Also known as: MEWDS

Acute unilateral white dot retinopathy in young women.

Medical specialty: Ophthalmology
Subspecialty: Ophthalmology / Uveitis
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, 4:1 female predominance; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Possible viral or autoimmune choriocapillaris inflammation.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

acute blurred visionenlarged blind spotphotopsiascotomawhite retinal dots

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