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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 12;14(10):e246140.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246140.

Persistent photopsia: multiple evanescent white dot syndrome in a sexagenarian

Christine Bourke  1 , Kirk A J Stephenson  2 , Yvonne Delaney  1 , James Morgan  1
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Persistent photopsia: multiple evanescent white dot syndrome in a sexagenarian

Christine Bourke et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: macula; ophthalmology; retina.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Widefield colour photograph of the right fundus of this patient showing multiple white-yellow subretinal dots. (B) Higher magnification colour photograph showing white-yellow dots concentrated in the macula. (C) Widefield fundus autofluorescence demonstrating wreath-like hyperautofluorescence surrounding the macula and vascular arcades. (D) Fundus fluorescein angiography of the right eye showing hyperfluorescent staining of the white dots matching the distribution seen in the autofluorescence imaging. All images were taken with the Optos ‘California’ camera, Optos plc, UK.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Horizontal OCT B-scan through the fovea showing normal retinal lamination and no oedema. (B) En face infrared reflectance OCT image delineating hyper-reflective foci corresponding to outer retinal white dots in figure 1A, B. OCT, optical coherence tomography.
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