title: The white dot syndromes.
abstract: Several entities must be considered when a patient presents with a white dot syndrome. In most cases these can be distinguished from one another based on the appearance or distribution of the lesions, the clinical course, or patient variables such as age, sex, laterality, and functional and image examinations. In this paper we review the distinctive and shared features of the white dot syndromes, highlighting the clinical findings, diagnostic test results, proposed etiologies, treatment, and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Retina and Intra-ocular Tumors Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil. raulngvianna@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Raul Nunes Galvarro
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Vianna
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Socci
authors.forename: Márcio Bittar
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Nehemy
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deschênes
authors.forename: Miguel Noel
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome