Though exact etiology of AIBSE syndrome is unknown, studies shows that viral illness like influenza and vaccinations like MMR may trigger the condition.
[2] Other symptoms include monocular scotoma and reduced light perception.
[3] Diagnostic techniques like ophthalmoscopy, visual field test, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, multifocal electroretinography and electrophysiology may be used in diagnosing AIBSE syndrome.
[2] Subjective measurement of blind spot enlargement is done using visual field testing.
[4] Since OCT can be used to observe the microstructural alterations in the outer retina, it is the gold standard in diagnosing AIBSES.