Case #26 – Range of Retinoschisis

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References You QS, Xu L, Wang YX, Jonas JB. Prevalence of optic disc drusen in an adult Chinese population: the Beijing Eye Study. Acta Ophthalmol 2009; 87:227-228. Ip M, Garza-Karren C, Duker JS et al. Differentiation of Degenerative Retinoschisis from Retinal Detachment Using Optical Coherence Tomagraphy. Ophthalmology 1999; 106:600-605 Byer NE. Long-Term Natural History

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Jerome Sherman, OD, FAAO Jerome Sherman, O.D., is perhaps optometry's most prolific writer, publishing over 650 clinical articles, research manuscripts, book chapters and two CDs. He is senior author of three books that were published in 2007, and has delivered over three thousand lectures both nationally and internationally. He has served as a

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Links to Additional Retina Revealed Issues Utilizing Optos® Technology Case #1- Pathological Myopia Case #2 - Plaquenil Induced Retinal Toxicity Case #5 - Vein Occlusion Case #7 - Suspicious Nevus Case #8 - "Morning Glory" Disc Coloboma Case #9 - AV Malformation (AVM) Case #10 - Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) Case #11- Non-glaucomatous RNFL

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Comments and Conclusion (cont'd)In a long term study of 218 consecutive eyes with retinoschisis followed for an average of 9 years, no case of macular involvement occurred. Since treatment of asymptomatic SR is risky in and of itself, it was concluded that no meaningful justification for treatment of SR had been established, and SR in

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Comments and Conclusions Senile retinoschisis (SR) is a primary, acquired, generally nonprogressive condition characterized by splitting of the neurosensory retina, typically at the outer plexiform layer.2,5,6 The size of a senile retinoschisis can vary from small to large. To the best of our knowledge, the retinoschisis presented in Case 1 is the largest reported

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