Friday, March 16, 2007

Congenital Hereditary Retinoschisis

Congenital Hereditary Retinoschisis (CHRS; Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis)

General: X-linked recessive; bilateral; develops early in life but often stabilized toward the end of the second decade; severity varies widely.

Ocular: Bilateral vitreoretinal dystrophy; retinoschisis; vitreous veil; vitreous detachment; vitreous hemorrhage; decreased visual fields; maculopathy; cataract; neovascular glaucoma; vitreoretinopathy; proliferative retinal detachment; Mizuo phenomenon.

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de Jong PT, et al. Mizuo phenomenon in X-linked retinoschisis. Pathogenesis of the Mizuo phenomenon. Arch Ophthalmol 1991; 109:1104-1108.

Manschot WA. Pathology of hereditary juvenile retinoschisis. Arch Ophthalmol 1972; 88:131-138.

Regillo CD, et al. Surgical management of complications associated with X-linked retinoschisis. Arch Ophthalmol 1993; 111:1080-1086.

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