Diseases

Retinoschisis

A vitreoretinal dystrophy characterized by splitting of the neuroretinal layers. It occurs in two forms: degenerative retinoschisis and X chromosome-linked juvenile retinoschisis.

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A vitreoretinal dystrophy characterized by splitting of the neuroretinal layers. It occurs in two forms: degenerative retinoschisis and X chromosome-linked juvenile retinoschisis.

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32 entry terms
  • Retinoschises
  • Congenital X-Linked Retinoschisis
  • Retinoschisis X-Linked Juvenile
  • Retinoschisis, Degenerative
  • Retinoschisis, Juvenile
  • Retinoschisis, Juvenile, X Chromosome-Linked
  • Retinoschisis, Juvenile, X-Linked
  • Retinoschisis, X-Linked
  • X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis
  • X-Linked Retinoschisis
  • Congenital X Linked Retinoschisis
  • Congenital X-Linked Retinoschises
  • Degenerative Retinoschises
  • Degenerative Retinoschisis
  • Juvenile Retinoschises
  • Juvenile Retinoschises, X-Linked
  • Juvenile Retinoschisis
  • Juvenile Retinoschisis, X-Linked
  • Retinoschises, Congenital X-Linked
  • Retinoschises, Degenerative
  • Retinoschises, Juvenile
  • Retinoschises, X-Linked
  • Retinoschises, X-Linked Juvenile
  • Retinoschisis, Congenital X-Linked
  • Retinoschisis, X Linked
  • Retinoschisis, X-Linked Juvenile
  • X Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis
  • X Linked Retinoschisis
  • X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschises
  • X-Linked Retinoschises
  • X-Linked Retinoschises, Congenital
  • X-Linked Retinoschisis, Congenital

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Retinal Degeneration (1969-2002)
  • Retinal Diseases (1970-2002)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retinoschisis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D041441. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D041441
  2. Retinoschisis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinoschisis
  3. Retinoschisis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049881