Vitreoretinal surgery improves outcomes in juvenile retinoschisis

BOSTON — Vitreoretinal surgery helped improve visual outcomes in most patients with posterior segment complications of X-linked juvenile retinoschisis, according to a study.“Visual impairment in cases of congenital retinoschisis is usually very often seen because of the early macular involvement, but the surgical intervention is not required in more than 10% to 15% of these cases,” Parveen Sen, MBBS, MS, said at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting. Sen and colleagues conducted a retrospective consecutive case series of 30 eyes of 25 patients with congenital retinoschisis who underwent surgery for posterior segment complications associated with the condition. Indications for surgery primarily included rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and vitreous hemorrhage with RRD. Mean age at presentation was 9 years.