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Comment
. 2016 Feb;30(2):328-9.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2015.233. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

Myopic foveoschisis: an ectatic retinopathy, not a schisis

M K Tsilimbaris  1 , D G Vavvas  2 , N E Bechrakis  3
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Myopic foveoschisis: an ectatic retinopathy, not a schisis

M K Tsilimbaris et al. Eye (Lond). 2016 Feb.
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Case of a patient with ‘myopic ectatic retinopathy'. The favorable functional outcome of such cases after vitrectomy supports our argument that the term foveoschisis is not appropriate for the description of this clinical entity. Left: At presentation BCVA was 20/40 and OCT revealed the typical appearance of outer retinal layers stretching. Right: After vitrectomy, OCT revealed normalization of the retinal anatomy with attenuation of stretching. BCVA improved to 20/25.
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  • Myopic foveoschisis: a clinical review.
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