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[Importance of family examination in juvenile X-linked retinoschisis].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 Dec 2005
Kłosowska-Zawadka A, Bernardczyk-Meller J, Gotz-Wieckowska A, Krawczyński M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital (juvenile) retinoschisis belongs to the group of hereditary vitreoretinopathies. This disorder is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern and its onset usually occurs in 5- to 10-year-old boys. Presenting clinical signs include decreased visual acuity due to maculopathy. CASE REPORT: The authors present a case of a 17-year-old boy with decreased visual acuity, hypermetropia, and...
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