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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 1;15(8):e42805.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.42805. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Bilateral Stellate Nonhereditary Idiopathic Foveomacular Retinoschisis (SNIFR) Incidentally Identified in a Non-Myopic Female

Asli Perente  1 , Doukas Dardabounis  1 , Irfan Perente  1 , Aristeidis Konstantinidis  1 , Georgios Labiris  1
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Bilateral Stellate Nonhereditary Idiopathic Foveomacular Retinoschisis (SNIFR) Incidentally Identified in a Non-Myopic Female

Asli Perente et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Stellate foveomacular retinoschisis is commonly associated with congenital X-linked retinoschisis, which is almost exclusively seen bilaterally in males. In the absence of a family history of retinoschisis and other related conditions, the term stellate nonhereditary idiopathic foveomacular retinoschisis (SNIFR) is used. SNIFR constitutes a rather rare diagnosis and is usually observed unilaterally in myopic females. Within this context, we report a case of a non-myopic female patient with bilateral SNIFR detected with optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Keywords: congenital x-linked retinoschisis; foveoschisis; optical coherence tomography; retinal splitting; stellate nonhereditary idiopathic foveomacular retinoschisis.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Color fundus photographs of the right (A) and the left (B) eye showing retinal pigment epithelium changes and yellowish deposits around the fovea.
Figure 2
Figure 2. En-face OCT images of the right (A) and the left (B) eye with evident radial spoking.
OCT: Optical coherence tomography.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the right (A) and the left (B) eye showing splitting of the retina.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Late-phase fluorescein angiography (FA) of the right (A) and the left (B) eye showing normal retinal circulation.
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