Review Article

Gender Differences in Birdshot Chorioretinopathy and the White Dot Syndromes: Do They Exist?

Table 7

Summary of gathered data.

DiseaseAverage age (years)Gender analysis (% women)

BCR53.5F > M (58%)
APMPPE27.1M > F (46%)
MEWDS28.7F > M (74%)
MFC39.2F > M (75%)
PIC33.1F > M (85%)
AZOOR38F > M (79%)

BCR: birdshot chorioretinopathy, APMPPE: acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, MEWDS: multiple evanescent white dot syndrome, MFC: multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis, PIC: punctate inner choroidopathy, AZOOR: acute zonal occult outer retinopathy.