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Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) Associated with Progression of Lacquer Cracks in High Myopia. / Ong, Ariel Yuhan; Birtel, Johannes; Charbel Issa, Peter.

In: KLIN MONATSBL AUGENH, Vol. 238, No. 10, 10.2021, p. 1098-1100.

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Harvard

Ong, AY, Birtel, J & Charbel Issa, P 2021, 'Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) Associated with Progression of Lacquer Cracks in High Myopia', KLIN MONATSBL AUGENH, vol. 238, no. 10, pp. 1098-1100. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1515-6065

APA

Ong, A. Y., Birtel, J., & Charbel Issa, P. (2021). Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) Associated with Progression of Lacquer Cracks in High Myopia. KLIN MONATSBL AUGENH, 238(10), 1098-1100. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1515-6065

Vancouver

Ong AY, Birtel J, Charbel Issa P. Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) Associated with Progression of Lacquer Cracks in High Myopia. KLIN MONATSBL AUGENH. 2021 Oct;238(10):1098-1100. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1515-6065

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title = "Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) Associated with Progression of Lacquer Cracks in High Myopia",
abstract = "PURPOSE: To report a case of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) associated with acute progression of lacquer cracks in high myopia.CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female patient with high myopia developed typical signs, symptoms, and disease course of MEWDS in her right eye. At the same time, the same eye showed progression of lacquer cracks when compared to images taken 2 months prior. Retinal imaging findings characteristic of MEWDS were most obvious on fundus autofluorescence, whereas alterations on color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography were very mild, probably because of the myopia-related fundus pathology.CONCLUSION: We present a case of MEWDS co-occurring with acute progression of lacquer cracks. This adds to the increasing evidence that impaired integrity of the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex may be a factor in causing MEWDS, possibly by exposing otherwise isolated antigens. The anatomy in a highly myopic eye may make it challenging to diagnose MEWDS-associated fundus changes.",
keywords = "Adult, Female, Fluorescein Angiography, Fundus Oculi, Humans, Lacquer, Myopia/complications, Retinal Diseases/diagnosis, Tomography, Optical Coherence, White Dot Syndromes",
author = "Ong, {Ariel Yuhan} and Johannes Birtel and {Charbel Issa}, Peter",
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AU - Ong, Ariel Yuhan

AU - Birtel, Johannes

AU - Charbel Issa, Peter

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PY - 2021/10

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N2 - PURPOSE: To report a case of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) associated with acute progression of lacquer cracks in high myopia.CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female patient with high myopia developed typical signs, symptoms, and disease course of MEWDS in her right eye. At the same time, the same eye showed progression of lacquer cracks when compared to images taken 2 months prior. Retinal imaging findings characteristic of MEWDS were most obvious on fundus autofluorescence, whereas alterations on color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography were very mild, probably because of the myopia-related fundus pathology.CONCLUSION: We present a case of MEWDS co-occurring with acute progression of lacquer cracks. This adds to the increasing evidence that impaired integrity of the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex may be a factor in causing MEWDS, possibly by exposing otherwise isolated antigens. The anatomy in a highly myopic eye may make it challenging to diagnose MEWDS-associated fundus changes.

AB - PURPOSE: To report a case of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) associated with acute progression of lacquer cracks in high myopia.CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female patient with high myopia developed typical signs, symptoms, and disease course of MEWDS in her right eye. At the same time, the same eye showed progression of lacquer cracks when compared to images taken 2 months prior. Retinal imaging findings characteristic of MEWDS were most obvious on fundus autofluorescence, whereas alterations on color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography were very mild, probably because of the myopia-related fundus pathology.CONCLUSION: We present a case of MEWDS co-occurring with acute progression of lacquer cracks. This adds to the increasing evidence that impaired integrity of the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex may be a factor in causing MEWDS, possibly by exposing otherwise isolated antigens. The anatomy in a highly myopic eye may make it challenging to diagnose MEWDS-associated fundus changes.

KW - Adult

KW - Female

KW - Fluorescein Angiography

KW - Fundus Oculi

KW - Humans

KW - Lacquer

KW - Myopia/complications

KW - Retinal Diseases/diagnosis

KW - Tomography, Optical Coherence

KW - White Dot Syndromes

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