Retinoschisis Retina Eye Disorders Conditions and Diseases

Retinoschisis is an X-linked recessive eye disease leading to moderate to severe visual handicap at late adulthood. Affected males usually have mild visual impairment during childhood, often discovered at routine visus controls at schools. Some patients may stay symptomless till adulthood. Most patients retain reasonable vision until fifth or sixth decades when some deterioration usually takes place. Total blindness is an exception.

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• Retinoschisis Sequence Variation Database - Listing of all allelic variants in the RS1 retina gene.
• RS links - Jon Diercks's links about X-Linked Recessive Juvenile Retinoschisis.
• Retinoschisis - Wikipedia - Summarizes the known facts about the disease.
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Acquired Retinoschisis - Detailing signs and symptoms and pathophysiology.
• Kellogg Eye Center - Definition, symptoms, and treatment of Retinoschisis.
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - Detailed references and genetic information on Retinoschisis.

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