Types of White Dots and Spots

  • Leakage from blood vessels: exudates
  • Various retinal deposits and debris: drusen, edema residues
  • Developmental abnormality: myelinated nerve fiber layer
  • Retinal degenerations: Stargardt, Fundus Albi, RP, cone/rod dystrophy
  • Crystalline deposits: Bietti’s, Tamoxifen, Talc, etc
  • The White Dot Syndrome: PIC, OHS, APMPPE, serpiginous, MEWDS, MCP, birdshot etc