376
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome with Overlapping Multifocal Choroiditis

, MDORCID Icon, , MD, , MD, PhDORCID Icon, , MD, PhDORCID Icon, , MD, PhDORCID Icon, , MD, PhDORCID Icon, , MD, PhD & , MD, PhDORCID Icon show all
Pages 81-89 | Received 19 Dec 2019, Accepted 09 Jul 2020, Published online: 01 Sep 2020

References

  • Jampol LM, Sieving PA, Pugh D, Fishman GA, Gilbert H. Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. I. Clinical findings. Arch Ophthalmol. 1984;102:671–674.
  • Marsiglia M, Gallego-Pinazo R, Cunha de Souza E, et al. Expanded clinical spectrum of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome with multimodal imaging. Retina. 2016;36:64–74.
  • Desarnaulds AB, Borruat F-X, Herbort CP, Spertini F. Le multiple evanescent white dot syndrome: une prédisposition génétique? Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1996;208:301–302.
  • Lages V, Mantovani A, Papadia M, Herbort CP. MEWDS is a true primary choriocapillaritis and basic mechanisms do not seem to differ from other choriocapillaritis entities. J Curr Ophthalmol. 2018;30:281.
  • Tavallali A, Yannuzzi LA. MEWDS, common cold of the retina. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2017;12:132–134.
  • Cimino L, Mantovani A, Herbort CP. Primary inflammatory choriocapillaropathies. In: Krieglstein GK, Weinreb RN, Pleyer U, Mondino B, eds. Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2005:209–231.
  • Fine HF, Spaide RF, Ryan EH, Jr., Matsumoto Y, Yannuzzi LA. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127:66–70.
  • Kuznetcova T, Jeannin B, Herbort CP. A case of overlapping choriocapillaritis syndromes: multimodal imaging appraisal. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2012;7:67–75.
  • Callanan D, Gass JD. Multifocal choroiditis and choroidal neovascularization associated with the multiple evanescent white dot and acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement syndrome. Ophthalmology. 1992;99:1678–1685.
  • Wyhinny GJ, Jackson JL, Jampol LM, Caro NC. Subretinal neovascularization following multiple evanescent white-dot syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990;108:1384–1385.
  • Lombardo J. Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome and acute zonal occult outer retinopathies. Optom Vis Sci. 2003;80:673–680.
  • Holz F, Kim R, Schwartz S, et al. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) associated with multifocal choroidopathy. Eye (Lond). 1994;8:77.
  • Bryan RG, Freund KB, Yannuzzi LA, Spaide RF, Huang SJ, Costa DL. Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome in patients with multifocal choroiditis. Retina. 2002;22:317–322.
  • dell’Omo R, Wong R, Marino M, Konstantopoulou K, Pavesio C. Relationship between different fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography features in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Br J Ophthalmol. 2010;94:59–63.
  • Brown J Jr, Folk JC, Reddy CV, Kimura AE. Visual prognosis of multifocal choroiditis, punctate inner choroidopathy, and the diffuse subretinal fibrosis syndrome. Ophthalmology. 1996;103:1100–1105.
  • Al-Sheikh M, Falavarjani KG, Tepelus TC, Sadda SR. Quantitative comparison of swept-source and spectral-domain oct angiography in healthy eyes. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017;48:385–391.
  • Klufas MA, Phasukkijwatana N, Iafe NA, et al. Optical coherence tomography angiography reveals choriocapillaris flow reduction in placoid chorioretinitis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2017;1:77–91.
  • Pedinielli A, Bonnin S, El Sanharawi M, et al. Three different optical coherence tomography angiography measurement methods for assessing capillary density changes in diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017;48:378–384.
  • Kim H, Woo SJ, Kim Y-K, Lee SC, Lee CS. Focal choroidal excavation in multifocal choroiditis and punctate inner choroidopathy. Ophthalmology. 2015;122:1534–1535.
  • Jabbarpoor Bonyadi MH, Hassanpour K, Soheilian M. Recurrent focal choroidal excavation following multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) associated with acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement. Int Ophthalmol. 2018;38:815–821.
  • Cimino L, Auer C, Herbort CP. Sensitivity of indocyanine green angiography for the follow-up of active inflammatory choriocapillaropathies. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2000;8:275–283.
  • Pichi F, Srvivastava SK, Chexal S, et al. En face optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome: new insights into pathogenesis. Retina. 2016;36:S178–S188.
  • Yannuzzi NA, Swaminathan SS, Zheng F, et al. Swept-source OCT angiography shows sparing of the choriocapillaris in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017;48:69–74.
  • Aoyagi R, Hayashi T, Masai A, et al. Subfoveal choroidal thickness in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Clin Exp Optom. 2012;95:212–217.
  • Spaide RF, Goldberg N, Freund KB. Redefining multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis and punctate inner choroidopathy through multimodal imaging. Retina. 2013;33:1315–1324.
  • Mathis T, Delaunay B, Favard C, Denis P, Kodjikian L. 2020. Hyperautofluorescent spots in acute ocular toxoplasmosis: a new indicator of outer retinal inflammation. Retina. Publish Ahead of Print.
  • Mathis T, Delaunay B, Cahuzac A, Vasseur V, Mauget-Faysse M, Kodjikian L. Choroidal neovascularisation triggered multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) in predisposed eyes. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018;102:971–976.
  • Gaudric A, Mrejen S. Why the dots are black only in the late phase of the indocyanine green angiography in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017;11:S81–S85.
  • Zicarelli F, Mantovani A, Preziosa C, Staurenghi G. Multimodal imaging of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome: a new interpretation. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2019;1–7.
  • Cahuzac A, Wolff B, Mathis T, Errera MH, Sahel JA, Mauget-Faysse M. Multimodal imaging findings in ‘hyper-early’ stage MEWDS. Br J Ophthalmol. 2017;101:1381–1385.
  • Hashimoto Y, Saito W, Hasegawa Y, Noda K, Ishida S. Involvement of inner choroidal layer in choroidal thinning during regression of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. J Ophthalmol. 2019;2019:6816925.
  • Veronese C, Maiolo C, Morara M, Armstrong GW, Ciardella AP. Bilateral multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Int Ophthalmol. 2018;38:2153–2158.
  • Taira K, Nakazawa M, Takano Y, Ota T. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy in the fellow eye 5 years after presentation of punctate inner choroidopathy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2006;244:880–882.
  • Saito A, Saito W, Furudate N, Ohno S. Indocyanine green angiography in a case of punctate inner choroidopathy associated with acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2007;51:295–300.
  • Gass JD. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Donders lecture: the Netherlands ophthalmological society, Maastricht, Holland, June 19, 1992. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1993;13:79–97.
  • Chen SN, Hwang JF. Ocular coherence tomographic and clinical characteristics in patients of punctuate inner choroidopathy associated with zonal outer retinopathy. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014;22:263–269.
  • Munk MR, Jung JJ, Biggee K, et al. Idiopathic multifocal choroiditis/punctate inner choroidopathy with acute photoreceptor loss or dysfunction out of proportion to clinically visible lesions. Retina. 2015;35:334–343.
  • Kramer M, Priel E. Fundus autofluorescence imaging in multifocal choroiditis: beyond the spots. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014;22:349–355.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.