title: Analysis of optic coherence tomography for congenital macular retinoschisis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the pathological characteristics of congenital macular retinoschisis by optic coherence tomography (OCT).
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of 7 cases (14 eyes) with congenital macular retinoschisis were collected. Electroretinogram (ERG), fundus fluorecein angiography (FFA) and OCT examination were performed, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The OCT images showed schisis cavity in all eyes. Schisis was confined to the fovea and parafovea in 2 eyes (1 patient). Schisis was involved in entire macular area in 12 eyes (6 patients). Inner nuclear layer (INL) schisis was seen in all eyes. Schisis was located at both INL and outer nuclear layer (ONL)/outer plexiform layer (OPL) in 2 of the 14 eyes. Besides the schisis cavity, small cysts within ganglion cell layer were found in 3 eyes. The small cysts were confined to parafoveal area. The OCT images of both eyes in one patient were similar but not exactly the same or symmetrical.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Morphology, extension and schisis location in congenital macular retinoschisis have respective diversity.
authors.affiliation: Aier Eye Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Binbin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Rulong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Shuying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Cuiqun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jinglin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004596:Electroretinography; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000473:pathology; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D041441:Retinoschisis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence