Clinical features of degenerative retinoschisis.

To elucidate clinical characteristics, typical and reticular degenerative retinoschisis are characterized histopathologically in series of 2319 autopsy eyes, and clinically in a series of 77 eyes in 43 patients. In the autopsy series, typical degenerative retinoschisis was seen in 1.02% of the cases and 0.69% of the eyes; and reticular degenerative retinoschisis was seen in 1.62% of the cases and 0.95% of the eyes. Histopathology was correlated with clinical observations in adult patients with typical and reticular degenerative retinoschisis. On the basis of these observations, consideration was given to the clinical manifestations and management of typical and reticular degenerative retinoschisis.