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- noun medicine An
eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of theretina 'sneurosensory layers, usually in the outerplexiform layer, sometimes resulting in partial loss of vision.
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WEIHENMAYER: I lost my sight from this rare eye disease called retinoschisis when I was 14 years old.
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Have other eye diseases or disorders, such as retinoschisis, uveitis, degenerative myopia, or lattice degeneration
Blisstree 2009
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All patients had vitreoretinal abnormalities not detected on clinical examination (e.g. multilayered retinoschisis).
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Bilateral retinoschisis in a 2-year-old following a three-storey fall
Naturejobs - All Jobs I C Reddie 2010
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All patients had vitreoretinal abnormalities not detected on clinical examination (e.g. multilayered retinoschisis).
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All patients had vitreoretinal abnormalities not detected on clinical examination (e.g. multilayered retinoschisis).
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Of the six eyes examined, the SD-OCT device documented focal posterior vitreous separation in four of the eyes and multilayered retinoschisis in one eye.
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Of the six eyes examined, the SD-OCT device documented focal posterior vitreous separation in four of the eyes and multilayered retinoschisis in one eye.
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All patients had vitreoretinal abnormalities not detected on clinical examination (e.g. multilayered retinoschisis).
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Of the six eyes examined, the SD-OCT device documented focal posterior vitreous separation in four of the eyes and multilayered retinoschisis in one eye.
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