Multimodal imaging supporting the pathophysiology of white dot syndromes

Abstract

Abstract White dot syndromes (WDS) represent a heterogeneous group of inflammatory diseases, primarily affecting the outer retina, choriocapillaris and choroid. Recent advances in the field of ocular imaging and development of new technologies, including optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A), have allowed a better characterization of the morphology of these conditions. This review will analyse the WDS from an imaging-based perspective, providing a better understanding of the pathophysiology underlying these disorders.

Keywords

• White dot syndromes
• Choriocapillaris
• Outer retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
• Multimodal imaging
• Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), indocyanine angiography (ICGA), optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A)