Table 1

Eighteen eyes of 12 patients with degenerative retinoschisis

Sex Age Eye Refraction Peripheral retinal lesions Ciliary body changes
1M46RE+0.50 cil (90)RS from 9 to 2 hr with OLB at 12 hr and RD from 10 to 2 hr; RS from 6 to 8.30 hr Pars plana cysts in UN, UT, and LT quadrants
LE+0.75 cil (70)RS from 12 to 2 hr; RS from 4 to 6 hrPars plana cysts in UT and LT quadrants
2M70RE-1.25 sfRS in UT quadrantPars plana cysts in UT quadrant
3M67LE+3.25 sf = +1 cil (100)RS from 12 to 3 hr; RS from 4 to 7 hr with OLB at 7 hr and RD posteriorly exceeding the RSPars plana cysts in UT quadrant
4F57REUnaidedRS from 6 to 9 hr with OLB at 8 hr and RD from 6.30 to 9 hrPars plana cysts and microcysts in LT quadrant
LEUnaidedRS from 11 to 2 hr; RS from 4 to 7 hr with two large OLBs at 5 and 6 hr along the posterior edge of the schisisPars plana cysts in UT quadrant
5F66RE+2.50 sfRS in temporal quadrants with OLB and RD in UT quadrantPars plana cysts and microcysts in UT quadrant
LE+2.50 sfRS in UT and LT quadrantsPars plana cysts in UT and LT quadrants
6M49LE+1.50 sf = +0.50cil (170)RS in LT quadrantPars plana cysts in LT quadrant
7M78RE-0.50 sf = +1.25cil (180)RS in all quadrants at 360°Cysts from the pars plicata to the pars plana at 360°
LE-0.25 sf = +1.25cil (180)RS at 360°, especially in lower quadrantsCysts as in RE (see above), especially in lower quadrants
8M50LE+2 sfSmall RS from 12 to 2 hrPars plana cysts and microcysts in UT quadrant
9F25LE-0.5 sfRS from 3 to 6 hr with tiny ILBsShallow pars plana cyst in LT quadrant
10F58RE+2.25 sfRS from 7 to 9 hrPars plana cysts in LT quadrant
LE+2RS from 4 to 7 hrPars plana cysts in LT and LN quadrants
11F67REUnaidedRS from 6 to 9 hr with OLB and RDPars plana cysts in LT quadrant
LEUnaidedRS from 3 to 6 hrShallow cleavage and cysts of the pars plana from LT to UT and UN quadrants
12F57LE+1 sf = +0.50 cil (180)RS from 1 to 5 hr with two small OLBs and initial RD in LT quadrantSmall pars plana microcysts in UT and LT quadrants
  • hr = clock hours; RS = retinoschisis; OLB: outer retinal layer break ILB = inner retinal layer break; RD = retinal detachment.

  • Eye quadrants: UT = upper temporal; LT = lower temporal; LN = lower nasal; UN = upper nasal.