Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thinning in patients with X-linked retinoschisis.

Peter KiralyAna Uršula GavrićFelix F ReichelJohannes BirtelLuca MautoneYevgeniya AtiskovaPhilipp HerrmannMartina Jarc-VidmarMarko HawlinaSusan M DownesM Dominik Fischer

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2024)

pRNFL thinning, predominantly sectoral and linked to macular or peripheral retinoschisis, occurs in about three-quarters of patients with XLRS, while diffuse thinning occurs in one-fifth. Temporal pRNFL thinning might occur only after the collapse of intraretinal cystoid cavities in the macula.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
optic nerve
peripheral nerve
high grade
cataract surgery