Clinical Study
‘‘En-Face’’ Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Findings in Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome
Flore De bats,
1
Benjamin Wolff,
2,3
Vivien Vasseur,
2
Aude Affortit,
2
Laurent Kodjikian,
1
José-Alain Sahel,
2
and Martine Mauget-faÿsse
2,3,4
1
Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University of Medicine Lyon 1,
103 Grande rue de la Croix Rousse, 69317 Lyon Cedex 04, France
2
Professor Sahel Department, Rothschild Ophthalmologic Foundation, 25 rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France
3
Kleber Retinal Center, 50 Cours Franklin Roosevelt, 69006 Lyon, France
4
Monticelli Paradis Retinal Center, 88 rue du Commandant Rolland, 13008 Marseille, France
Correspondence should be addressed to Benjamin Wolf; bwolf@hotmail.fr
Received 12 August 2013; Revised 17 February 2014; Accepted 19 February 2014; Published 22 April 2014
Academic Editor: Hermann Mucke
Copyright © 2014 Flore De bats et al. his is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
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Purpose. he recent use of “en-face” enhanced-depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI SD-OCT) helps
distinguish the retinal layers involved in the physiopathology of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS). Methods. Four
patients presenting with MEWDS underwent a comprehensive ocular examination including C-scan (“en-face”) EDI SD-OCT at the
initial visit and during follow-up. Results. C-scans combined with the other multimodal imaging enabled the visualization of retinal
damage. Acute lesions appeared as difuse and focal disruptions occurring in the ellipsoid and interdigitation zones. he match
between autoluorescence imaging, indocyanine green angiography, and “en-face” OCT helped identify the acute microstructural
damages in the outer retina further than the choroid. Follow-up using “en-face” EDI-OCT revealed progressive and complete
recovery of the central outer retinal layers. Conclusion. “En-face” EDI SD-OCT identiied the site of initial damage in MEWDS as
the photoreceptors and the interdigitation layers rather than the choroid. Moreover, “en-face” OCT is helpful in the follow-up of
these lesions by being able to show the recovery of the outer retinal layers.
1. Introduction
Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) typically
afects young females and presents as a sudden visual loss with
paracentral scotomas. hese symptoms usually occur follow-
ing an inluenza-like illness, but the pathophysiologic mecha-
nism is still poorly understood. In 80% of cases, the condition
remains unilateral. Fundus examination reveals small, tiny
perifoveal yellow-white dots, foveal granularity, and, in some
cases, very mild vitritis, vasculitis, venous dilations, and
papillitis. In addition to these clinical parameters, multi-
modal imaging including autoluorescence imaging, luo-
rescein (FA) and indocyanine green angiographies (ICGA),
and B-scan enhanced-depth imaging spectral-domain optical
coherence tomography (EDI SD-OCT) help conirm the
diagnosis. It has been suggested that the initial lesion is
located in the choroid due to the numerous hypoluorescent
lesions observed in the late phase of ICG. he recent use of
“en-face” OCT for MEWDS, which allows a layer-by-layer
view of the involved retina, adds new information in the
evaluation of the associated physiopathological process [1].
In this study, the C-scan or “en-face” EDI SD-OCT scans
of patients presenting with MEWDS were combined with
data from classical retinal imaging, namely, fundus color
photography, autoluorescence imaging, angiographies, and
B-scan EDI SD-OCT in order to show the initial site of
damage in MEWDS.
2. Method
Patients presenting with MEWDS underwent a comprehen-
sive ocular examination with the best-corrected visual acuity
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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2014, Article ID 928028, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/928028