Identifier |
MEWDS.pptx |
Title |
White Dot Syndromes: MEWDS, AZOOR, AIBSE |
Creator |
Gregory P. Van Stavern, MD |
Affiliation |
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine |
Subject |
White Dot Syndromes: MEWDS, AZOOR, AIBSE |
Description |
Some have lumped Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS), Acute Idiopathic Blind Spot Enlargement (AIBSE) with acute macular neuroretinopathy, and pseudo-presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome together with AZOOR (Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy). These conditions all present with visual loss and many ocular symptoms such as spots, dots, colors and they are seen characteristically in young women. There is often acute blind-spot enlargment , there are ERG findings and visual acuity is usually good. The conditions go away without treatment. |
Date |
2014 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
Type |
Text |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2014. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b02ddq |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_novel |
ID |
186879 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b02ddq |