Clinical Study of Senile Retinoschisis
- 1 January 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 79 (1), 36-44
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1968.03850040038012
Abstract
Retinoschisis was discovered in 102 eyes of 56 patients, revealing an incidence of 3.7% for the total group and 7% for the group 40 years of age and older. It was bilateral in 82%, and the area of maximal involvement was the inferior temporal quadrant in 72%. It extended posterior to the equator in 43% of the patients. Retinoschisis was significantly associated with hyperopia, as compared to the total population studied. Retinal breaks were found in 8% of the group, but they were found in both layers in only one patient. Because the number of patients in which retinoschisis leads to retinal detachment is extremely low, and because posterior extension is very slow and probably rarely extends to the macula, treatment should be used only very infrequently.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lesions Mistaken for Malignant Melanoma of the Posterior UveaAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1964
- The Role of Photocoagulation in the Management of RetinoschisisAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1964